Ángel Manuel Cuéllar

Ángel Cuéllar

Personal information
Full name	Ángel Manuel Cuéllar Llanos
Date of birth	(1972-09-13) 13 September 1972
Place of birth	Villafranca de los Barros, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Youth career
	Revilla
	Amistad
1982–1983	Híspalis
1983–1989	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	Betis B	43	(20)
1990–1995	Betis	130	(28)
1995–1997	Barcelona	20	(2)
1997–2001	Betis	54	(5)
2001–2002	Gimnàstic	21	(9)
2000–2003	Racing Ferrol	33	(12)
2003–2005	Levante	31	(3)
2005–2007	Lugo	49	(24)
2007–2008	Narón	?	(20)
National team
1987–1989	Spain U16	26	(11)
1988–1990	Spain U18	7	(4)
1991	Spain U20	4	(0)
1991	Spain U23	1	(0)
1994–1995	Spain	2	(0)
* 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 Cuéllar and the second or maternal family name is Llanos.

Ángel Manuel Cuéllar Llanos (born 13 September 1972 in Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura) is a Spanish retired footballer.

A left winger or a forward, his main assets were dribbling and netting ability. He spent most of his professional career with Betis (nine seasons), and also had a brief unsuccessful spell with country giants FC Barcelona, greatly marred by injury.

Over the course of eight La Liga seasons, Cuéllar amassed totals of 111 games and 17 goals.

Football career

Cuéllar made his debut for Real Betis's main squad aged 18, on 4 November 1990, in a 0–1 La Liga loss at CD Logroñés, with the Andalusia side finishing the season last. He became an undisputed starter while in Segunda División, and netted 14 league in 1994–95, as Betis shot straight from the second level into a final third place (on 25 September 1994, he bagged a hat-trick in a 5–0 home success against Sporting de Gijón). During the season, Cuéllar also appeared in two friendly matches with the national team.

In June 1995, Cuéllar signed a five-year deal with league powerhouse FC Barcelona. After suffering an ACL injury during his first official game, a 2–0 win at Real Valladolid, he would feature sparingly throughout his two-year spell, as Barça won three trophies during 1996–97.

Returning to Betis in 1997 for 300 million pesetas, he would be sacked by club president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera after Betis was relegated in the 1999–2000 season, under the allegations of "alarmingly low working performances".

After two stints (with relegation) in the second level, Cuéllar moved to Levante UD, also in the category, and was an important element in the Valencia outfit's top flight promotion, but would only appear seven times during 2004–05.

Subsequently, Cuéllar played three seasons in Tercera División: two with CD Lugo and his final with Narón BP. After 20 goals in 2007–08, best in the category, he retired from professional football, at almost 36.

Honours

Club

Barcelona

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
• Spanish Cup: 1996–97
• Spanish Supercup: 1996

Levante

• Second Division: 2003–04

Country

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship: 1988

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• National team data (Spanish)
• Ángel Cuellar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Racing de Ferrol profile (Spanish)