Corona (footballer)
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Corona playing for Almería in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid B | 30 | (12) |
| 2001–2007 | Zaragoza | 62 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Albacete (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Almería (loan) | 40 | (7) |
| 2007–2015 | Almería | 249 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (2) |
| 2016– | Almería | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spain U16 | 17 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Spain U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Spain U18 | 12 | (2) |
| 2001 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Spain U21 | 15 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:13, 10 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a midfielder.
Club career
Real Madrid / Zaragoza
Corona was born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he played for their C and B-teams, the latter competing in the third division.[1]
Corona was signed by Real Zaragoza in January 2001, but only appeared in 33 top flight games for the Aragonese over the course of four seasons, with loans in the second level in between (one full season with Polideportivo Ejido, six months with Albacete Balompié).
Almería
Corona was loaned again in 2006–07, now to UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top level and reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Fernando Soriano. The move was made permanent for the following campaign,[2] and both players were instrumental as the team went on to finish eighth in their maiden season in the main category.[3][4]
Corona scored his first goal in the top level with a header, in a 1–2 away defeat against CA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.[5] He continued to be a regular for Almería in the subsequent years, often starting but rarely finishing a match.
On 19 January 2011, Corona scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.[6] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team at FC Barcelona – his second goal of the season – but the hosts eventually won it 3–1,[7] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.
In the following two seasons in the second tier, Corona was an undisputed starter for the Rojiblancos, scoring seven goals combined. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of 2013–14's top flight,[8] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.[9]
Brisbane Roar
On 23 September 2015, Corona terminated his contract with Almería,[10] and signed for Australian A-League side Brisbane Roar FC the following week.[11] He left the former with competitive totals of 312 games and 22 goals, only behind José Ortiz.[12]
Return to Almería
After cutting ties with Brisbane, Corona returned to Almería on 15 July 2016 after agreeing to a one-year deal.[13][14]
Club statistics
- As of 10 November 2016[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 1999–2000 | Segunda División B | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 12 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
| Zaragoza | 2000–01 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Poli Ejido (loan) | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Albacete (loan) | 2005–06 | Segunda División | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Almería (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | |
| Almería | 2007–08 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 285 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 22 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2015–16 | A-League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Almería | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 456 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 493 | 41 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs
Honours
Country
- Spain
Individual
References
- ↑ Corona, el capitán del Almería que no pudo debutar con el Real Madrid (Corona, captain of Almería who could not make debut with Real Madrid); Liga BBVA, 29 April 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Corona staying at Almería; UEFA.com, 10 July 2007
- ↑ Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Corona y Fernando Soriano, dos capitanes para buscar el ascenso (Corona and Fernando Soriano, two captains in search of promotion); Ideal, 17 June 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Osasuna 2–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 9 March 2008
- ↑ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Barca come back to avoid upset; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2011
- ↑ Corona no quiso marcharse en enero (Corona did not want to leave in January); Marca, 5 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Corona entra en el podio de la historia del Almería (Corona steps into Almería's historical podium); Marca, 17 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Almería y Corona llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato a petición del jugador (Almería and Corona reach agreement to terminate the contract at the request of the player) Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.; UD Almería, 23 September 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Brisbane Roar bring Spanish midfielder Corona to the A-League; ABC, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Se marcha 'El Mago' ('The Wizard' leaves); Marca, 23 September 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Monteverde, Marco (15 July 2016). "Corona quits Brisbane Roar with a year to run on his contract". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Corona regresa a la UD Almería para reforzar el centro del campo" [Corona returns to Almería to bolster midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Corona". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links
- Corona profile at BDFutbol
- Corona profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Corona – FIFA competition record