Jesús Ángel Solana

Jesús Solana

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Ángel Solana Bermejo
Date of birth	25 December 1964 (1964-12-25)
Place of birth	Arnedo, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1985	Castilla	28	(3)
1985–1991	Real Madrid	128	(3)
1991–2000	Zaragoza	233	(4)
National team
1980–1981	Spain U16	4	(0)
1983	Spain U18	1	(0)
1986	Spain U21	4	(0)
1987	Spain U23	1	(0)
1988	Spain	1	(0)
Teams managed
2003–2006	Zaragoza B
* 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 Solana and the second or maternal family name is Bermejo.

Jesús Ángel Solana Bermejo (born 25 December 1964) is a retired Spanish footballer. A defender, he was equally at ease in the left or middle.

He played in 361 La Liga games over the course of 15 seasons, representing Real Madrid (six years) and Zaragoza (nine).

Club career

Born in Arnedo, La Rioja, Solana was a product of Real Madrid's youth ranks. He was used regularly in five of his six seasons with the capital side's first team, where the club won five La Liga titles in a row.

However, Solana would be most known for his spell at Real Zaragoza, where he would add one Spanish Cup to his cabinet, as well as the memorable 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Arsenal, appearing in more than 300 overall official matches for the Aragonese. Having retired in 2000 at nearly 36, he had a three-year coaching spell with the club's reserves.

International career

Solana won one cap for Spain, subbing in for Quique Flores (who would later be his teammate at Zaragoza) in the 85th minute of a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland, on 16 November 1988.

Honours

Real Madrid

• UEFA Cup: 1985–86
• Spanish League: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Spanish Cup: 1988–89
• Spanish Supercup: 1988, 1989, 1990

Zaragoza

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
• Spanish Cup: 1993–94

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)