- Miguel Ángel Sola
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This article is about a Spanish footballer and coach. For the Argentinian actor, see Miguel Ángel Solá.This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sola and the second or maternal family name is Elizalde.
Miguel Ángel Sola Elizalde (born 29 September 1957 in Pamplona, Navarre), is a retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
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Playing career
Sola joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 1975, spending his first seasons as a senior with Bilbao Athletic and on loan, the latter including a five-month spell with Basque neighbours Deportivo Alavés. In 1980, he returned as a full member of the main squad, going on to be an important unit during five seasons, and appearing in 55 La Liga games combined (nine goals) as the team won back-to-back national championships.
After leaving Athletic with official totals of 175 games and 24 goals, Sola moved to his hometown with CA Osasuna, appearing and scoring regularly for the Navarrese in six of his seven seasons. In 1990–91, already aged 33, he appeared in 25 matches as the club finished a best-ever fourth position, with the subsequent UEFA Cup qualification; he retired from the game at the end of the following campaign, amassing Spanish top flight totals of 313 games and 42 goals.
Coaching career
In 1997, with Osasuna in the second division, Sola managed the team during eight, collecting five losses and only one win as it barely avoided relegation. In the following years, always in the lower leagues, he coached Peña Sport FC, Real Unión, SD Huesca and CD Mirandés.
On 24 March 2010, Sola returned to his native region and signed with CD Izarra, aiming to help the club avoid relegation from the third level,[1] which eventually did not happen. In the following season, in the same category, he was again in charge of Real Unión, after replacing fired Álvaro Cervera.
Honours
Player
- Spanish League: 1982–83, 1983–84
- Spanish Cup: 1983–84
- Spanish Supercup: 1984
Manager
- Fourth Division: 2006–07, 2007–08
References
- ^ Izarra: Sola, nuevo entrenador (Izarra: Sola, new coach); EsFutbol, 24 March 2010 (Spanish)
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- Athletic Bilbao profile
CA Osasuna – managers Rasero y Navaz (1920–24) · Gerbart (1924–25) · Harris (1925–28) · Sagaseta (1928–30) · Pagazaurtundúa (1930–31) · Muguiro (1931–33) · Urdíroz (1933–36) · Bienzobas (1936–37) · Peña (1939–40) · Urrizalqui (1940–41) · Juanín (1941–4X) · Urrizalqui (194X–43) · Urdíroz (1943–44) · Goiburu (1944–45) · Urrizalqui (1945) · Florenza (1945–46) · Labarta (1946–48) · Peña (1948) · González Rizo (1948–50) · Vienzobas (1950–52) · Arnanz (1952–54) · Albéniz (1955–57) · Barinaga (1957–59) · Eizaguirre (1959–60) · Gual (1960–62) · Orizaola (1962–63) · Albéniz (1963) · Gual (1963–65) · Aranaz (1965) · Blanco (1965–66) · de Andoain (1966) · Blanco (1966) · Martialay (1966–67) · Blanco (1967–68) · Benavente (1968) · Ochoa (1968–70) · Andonegui (1970) · Blanco (1970) · Goñi Romero (1970) · Albéniz (1970–71) · Eguiluz (1971–72) · Blanco (1972) · Mora (1972–73) · Blanco (1973) · Barrios (1973–74) · Ciaurriz (1974–76) · Alzate (1976) · Pachín (1976–77) · Verdugo (1977–79) · Petrović (1979–XX) · Alzate (19XX–83) · Brzić (1983–8X) · Zabalza (198X–93) · Monreal (1993–94) · Rojo (1994) · Los Arcos (1994–95) · Paquito (1995–96) · Benítez (1996–97) · Zabalza (1997) · Sola (1997) · Monreal (1997–99) · Lotina (1999–2002) · Aguirre (2002–06) · Ziganda (2006–08) · Camacho (2008–11) · Mendilibar (2011–)
Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Pamplona
- Navarrese sportspeople
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Deportivo Alavés footballers
- CA Osasuna footballers
- Spanish football managers
- CA Osasuna managers
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