Corona (footballer)
 Corona playing for Almería in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid B | 30 | (12) |
| 2001–2007 | Zaragoza | 62 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Albacete (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Almería (loan) | 40 | (7) |
| 2007–2015 | Almería | 249 | (12) |
| 2015– | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spain U16 | 17 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Spain U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Spain U18 | 12 | (2) |
| 2001 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Spain U21 | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Australian club Brisbane Roar FC usually as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Real Madrid / Zaragoza
Corona was born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he played for their C and B-teams, the latter competing in the third division.[1]
Corona was signed by Real Zaragoza in January 2001, but only appeared in 33 top flight games for the Aragonese over the course of four seasons, with loans in the second level in between (one full season with Polideportivo Ejido, six months with Albacete Balompié).
Almería
Corona was loaned again in 2006–07, now to UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top level and reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Fernando Soriano. The move was made permanent for the following campaign,[2] and both players were instrumental as the team went on to finish eighth in their maiden season in the main category.[3]
Corona scored his first goal in the top level with a header, in a 1–2 away defeat against CA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.[4] He continued to be a regular for Almería in the subsequent years, often starting but rarely finishing a match.
On 19 January 2011, Corona scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.[5] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team at FC Barcelona – his second goal of the season – but the hosts eventually won it 3–1,[6] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.
In the following two seasons in the second tier, Corona was an undisputed starter for the Rojiblancos, scoring seven goals combined. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of 2013–14's top flight,[7] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.[8]
Brisbane Roar
On 23 September 2015, Corona terminated his contract with Almería,[9] and signed for Australian A-League side Brisbane Roar FC the following week.[10] He left the former with competitive totals of 312 games and 22 goals, only behind José Ortiz.[11]
Club statistics
- As of 18 October 2015[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 1999–2000 | Segunda División B | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 12 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
| Zaragoza | 2000–01 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Poli Ejido (loan) | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Albacete (loan) | 2005–06 | Segunda División | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Almería (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | |
| Almería | 2007–08 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 285 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 22 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2015–16 | A-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 423 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 459 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs
Honours
Country
- Spain U16
Individual
References
- ^ Corona, el capitán del Almería que no pudo debutar con el Real Madrid (Corona, captain of Almería who could not make debut with Real Madrid); Liga BBVA, 29 April 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ Corona staying at Almería; UEFA.com, 10 July 2007
- ^ Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Osasuna 2–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 9 March 2008
- ^ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ Barca come back to avoid upset; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2011
- ^ Corona no quiso marcharse en enero (Corona did not want to leave in January); Marca, 5 February 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ Corona entra en el podio de la historia del Almería (Corona steps into Almería's historical podium); Marca, 17 February 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Almería y Corona llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato a petición del jugador (Almería and Corona reach agreement to terminate the contract at the request of the player); Almería's official website, 23 September 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ Brisbane Roar bring Spanish midfielder Corona to the A-League; ABC, 30 September 2015
- ^ Se marcha 'El Mago' ('The Wizard' leaves); Marca, 23 September 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Corona". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Toledo
- Spanish footballers
- Castilian-Manchegan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Real Zaragoza players
- Polideportivo Ejido footballers
- Albacete Balompié players
- UD Almería players
- A-League players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Spanish expatriates in Australia