Miguel Tendillo

Miguel Tendillo

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Tendillo Belenguer
Date of birth	1 February 1961 (1961-02-01) (age 50)
Place of birth	Moncada, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Moncada
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1979	Mestalla
1979–1986	Valencia	209	(17)
1986–1987	Murcia	41	(2)
1987–1992	Real Madrid	98	(8)
1992–1993	Real Burgos	23	(1)
National team
1977–1979	Spain U18	17	(1)
1979	Spain U19	3	(0)
1979	Spain U20	4	(0)
1979	Spain U21	2	(0)
1980–1988	Spain	27	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Tendillo and the second or maternal family name is Belenguer.

Miguel Tendillo Belenguer (born 1 February 1961 in Moncada, Valencia) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a central defender.

Club career

Tendillo started his professional career with local giants Valencia CF, being an automatic first-choice since the age of 18 (29 La Liga matches in his first year, which culminated with the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup conquest – he started in the final against Arsenal).

After nearly 300 official games with Valencia, Tendillo moved to Real Murcia, upon the Che 1986 relegation, and produced another solid season, which earned him the interest of league powerhouse Real Madrid, as a replacement to longtime injuree Antonio Maceda; a starter in three of his five years, he helped the club to three leagues and as much domestic supercups.

Tendillo signed with lowly Real Burgos CF in 1992–93, not being able to help it prevent relegation from the top division, and retiring at the season's close, at 32.

International career

Tendillo earned his first cap for Spain at not yet 20, appearing in a 21 May 1980 friendly with Denmark (2–2, in Copenhagen). Subsequently, he was called for that year's UEFA European Football Championship and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, earning a total of 27 caps.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 April 1982	Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain	Switzerland	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Valencia

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1979–80
• UEFA Super Cup: 1980
• Spanish Cup: 1978–79

Real Madrid

• Spanish League: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Spanish Cup: 1988–89
• Spanish Supercup: 1988, 1989, 1990

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Miguel Tendillo at National-Football-Teams.com
• CiberChe biography and stats (Spanish)
• Miguel Tendillo – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Tendillo, Miguel
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Date of birth	1 February 1961
Place of birth	Moncada, Spain
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