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Miguel Pérez Cuesta ( bear 21 March 1986 ), known as Michu ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈmitʃu ] ), is a spanish erstwhile professional football player who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. Michu started playing for Real Oviedo, subsequently representing Celta and Rayo Vallecano, making his La Liga debut with the latter in 2011–12. In 2012 he signed with Swansea City, scoring 22 goals across all competitions in his inaugural season and winning the League Cup. Despite performances that earned him an external debut for Spain in 2013, Michu fell out of favor at Swansea and was released in November 2015 .

Club career [edit ]

Oviedo and Celta [edit ]

Michu with Celta in 2009 Michu was born in Oviedo, Asturias. After beginning with local Real Oviedo in the lower leagues, he moved to Celta de Vigo B in Segunda División B in the middle of 2007 ; midway through his first season he received his maiden over first-team callup, finishing the season in the starting eleven of the Segunda División english. In mid-january 2010, a transfer to La Liga with Sporting de Gijón in arrange to replace Birmingham City -bound Míchel was about arranged, but it finally fell through and Michu stayed at Celta. [ 3 ] In his last two second-level campaigns, he totalled 12 goals for the Galicians. On 8 June 2011, after helping the club to sixth side in the regular season, Michu netted the game ‘s only goal in the beginning leg of the forwarding play-offs against Granada CF, at base ; [ 4 ] in the second gear leg, however, he missed his penalty gunfight attack and his team was eliminated ( 4–5 ) .

Rayo Vallecano [edit ]

Playing for Rayo in an away regular against RCD Espanyol in March 2012 On 27 July 2011, after his abridge with Celta expired, Michu signed a biennial deal with Rayo Vallecano, newly promoted to the lead division. [ 5 ] He made his debut in the rival on 28 August, in a 1–1 aside draw with athletic Bilbao. [ 6 ] Michu was one of the best national scorers in his beginning season ( joint-ninth overall, best in the midfielder military position ), notably scoring braces against Real Sociedad ( 4–0 home win ), [ 7 ] Racing de Santander ( 4–2, home ), [ 8 ] CA Osasuna ( 6–0, family ) [ 9 ] and Real Madrid, the latter albeit in a 2–6 away loss. [ 10 ]

Swansea City [edit ]

Michu in 2013 On 20 July 2012, Michu signed a three-year contract with Premier League side Swansea City for a fee of £ 2 million. [ 11 ] Following the deviation of Gylfi Sigurðsson, the baseball club was looking for person to fill the gap behind the striker in their 4–2–3–1 geological formation. [ 12 ] He was given the issue 9 shirt upon his transfer, and subsequently began featuring as a hitter. [ 13 ] On his league introduction on 18 August, Michu scored doubly and provided an help for Scott Sinclair in a 5–0 away victory over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. [ 14 ] The beginning of his goals was besides the beginning scored in the modern top-flight season, [ 15 ] and he later described his debut as “ incredible ”. [ 16 ]

Michu stayed atop the goalscoring charts by netting the moment in a 3–0 home defeat of West Ham United on 25 August, [ 17 ] and the moment in the 2–2 draw against Sunderland the following matchday. [ 18 ] Michu scored his first gear FA Cup goal on 6 January 2013, coming off the bench in an eventual 2–2 home draw against Arsenal in the third round and finding the net a mere 73 seconds after entering the pitch. [ 19 ] He followed this with another in his team ‘s 2–0 succeed at Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. [ 20 ] On 23 January 2013, Michu signed a new four-year contract. [ 21 ] On 24 February he scored the second in a 5–0 victory over Bradford City to help the side win the League Cup for the first time in its history, [ 22 ] in what was his 19th official goal of the campaign. [ 23 ] he was subsequently named the team ‘s Player of the year, adenine well as the supporters Player of the Year. [ 24 ] Michu scored Swansea ‘s first goal of the new season on 1 August 2013, in the clubhouse ‘s 4–0 home gain against Malmö FF for the one-third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. [ 25 ] In the play-off connect against FC Petrolul Ploiești late in the same month, he netted the second in a 5–1 victory, besides at home. [ 26 ] On 17 July 2014, Michu moved on loan to S.S.C. Napoli of Serie A, with the choice of a permanent move. [ 27 ] He made his debut for his newly team on 31 August, coming on as an 85th-minute stand-in for Lorenzo Insigne in a 2–1 win at Genoa. [ 28 ] Injury meant that Michu only played six competitive matches for the Italians, [ 29 ] [ 30 ] and having not appeared for Swansea since April 2014, he was released on 9 November 2015 through a fiscal colony, with his contract ascribable to expire in the be summer. [ 31 ]

late years [edit ]

immediately after leaving Swansea, Michu joined Asturian amateurs UP Langreo. [ 32 ] On 19 August 2016 he returned to his first club Oviedo, signing a annual deal. [ 33 ] Michu formally announced his retirement from professional football on 25 July 2017, at the age of 31. [ 34 ] The former week, he commented that he would like to stay connected with football. [ 35 ] On 3 June 2018, Michu was appointed as director of football of Langreo, where his brother acted as head coach. [ 36 ] He left the place on 3 April 2019, to become the technical secretary of Oviedo. [ 37 ] In December that year, he agreed to terminate his contract to join Burgos CF in the erstwhile capability. [ 38 ]

International career [edit ]

On 22 December 2012, courtesy of his performances with Swansea, Vicente del Bosque said that Michu would play for Spain for the first time in a friendly with Uruguay on 6 February of the follow class. [ 39 ] however, he did not make the final examination squad for that match. [ 40 ] On 6 October 2013, Michu was last called up to the national team, as a surrogate for the injured David Villa. [ 41 ] He made his debut five days belated, starting in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belarus in Palma, Majorca ( 2–1 win ). [ 42 ]

personal life [edit ]

In November 2012, along with fellow Premier League stars Santi Cazorla and Juan Mata, Michu bought shares in erstwhile baseball club Oviedo as they struggled to raise €2 million to stay afloat in the spanish third division. [ 43 ] He spoke to the official Swansea web site about his sexual love for his early cabaret and the decision saying, “ It ‘s my local club, a club I love, so I hope it will be enough. ” [ 44 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

International [edit ]

International statistics

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Spain[59]

2013
1
0

Total
1
0

Honours [edit ]

Swansea City

References [edit ]

  • Michu at BDFutbol
  • Michu at National-Football-Teams.com