Miguel Ángel Espínola

Miguel Ángel Espínola

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Espínola Jiménez
Date of birth	(1974-04-05) 5 April 1974
Place of birth	Guadix, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Guadix
1995–1996	Motril
1996–1997	Guadix	36	(4)
1997–1998	Manchego	35	(1)
1998–1999	Almería	35	(2)
1999–2000	Linense	33	(1)
2000–2003	Recreativo	110	(2)
2003–2004	Algeciras	29	(0)
2004–2005	Clyde	6	(0)
2005–2006	Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espínola and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Miguel Ángel Espínola Jiménez (born 5 April 1974) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

Born in Guadix, Province of Granada, Espínola played mostly in his native Andalusia. In his first decade as a senior he represented Guadix CF, Motril CF, Manchego CF, UD Almería, Real Balompédica Linense, Recreativo de Huelva and Algeciras CF.

With Recre, Espínola competed in La Liga in 2002–03, starting in 28 of his 31 appearances as the season ended in relegation for the oldest club in Spain. On 15 December 2002, he scored his only goal to put the visitors ahead 2–0 at Real Madrid, but his team eventually finished with ten men and lost 2–4, with him being placed as a goalkeeper following José Antonio Luque's dismissal and not being able to stop the subsequent penalty by Luís Figo.

In 2004–05, Espínola played in Scotland for Clyde. He returned to his homeland in the 2005 summer, for one final campaign with Granada CF in Tercera División.

External links

• Miguel Ángel Espínola profile at BDFutbol