Miguel Tendillo

Miguel Tendillo Belenguer (born 1 February 1961) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tendillo and the second or maternal family name is Belenguer.

Miguel Tendillo
Tendillo (right) in August 1980
Personal information
Full name Miguel Tendillo Belenguer
Date of birth (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961
Place of birth Moncada, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Moncada
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Mestalla
1979–1986 Valencia 208 (17)
1986–1987 Murcia 41 (2)
1987–1992 Real Madrid 98 (8)
1992–1993 Burgos 23 (1)
Total 370 (28)
International career
1977–1979 Spain U18 17 (1)
1979 Spain U19 3 (0)
1979 Spain U20 4 (0)
1979 Spain U21 2 (0)
1980–1988 Spain 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 370 matches and 28 goals, appearing most notably for Valencia (eight years) and Real Madrid (five) and winning ten major titles.[1]

Tendillo played nearly 30 times with Spain, representing the nation at the 1982 World Cup and Euro 1980.

Club career

Born in Moncada, Valencia, Tendillo started his professional career with local Valencia CF, being first choice since the age of 18 (29 La Liga games in his first full season, which culminated with the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup conquest – he started in the final against Arsenal).[2][3]

After nearly 300 official appearances with Valencia, Tendillo moved to Real Murcia upon the Che's 1986 relegation, and produced another solid season, which earned him the interest of league powerhouse Real Madrid as a replacement to longtime injuree Antonio Maceda. A starter in three of his five years, he helped the club to three leagues and as many domestic supercups.[2]

Tendillo signed for lowly Real Burgos CF for 1992–93, not being able to help them prevent relegation from the top division and retiring at the end of the campaign, aged 32.[2] Subsequently, he returned to the Mestalla Stadium as youth system coordinator.[4]

International career

Tendillo earned his first cap for Spain on 21 May 1980, at not yet 20, appearing in a 2–2 friendly with Denmark in Copenhagen. Subsequently, he was called for that year's UEFA European Championship and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, totalling 27 matches and being deployed at right-back in the former competition.[2]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 April 1982Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain  Switzerland1–02–0Friendly[5]

Personal life

Both Tendillo's father Miguel (born 1937) and son Alberto (1995) were footballers and defenders. The latter was also developed at Valencia.[6][7][8]

Honours

Valencia

Real Madrid

References
  1. Que fue de... Miguel Tendillo (What happened to... Miguel Tendillo); Cadena SER, 23 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Miguel Tendillo: el cierre de Moncada (Miguel Tendillo: the lock of Moncada); La Galerna, 1 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  3. Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80; at RSSSF
  4. Salvo y Rufete clausuran el curso de la escuela en Paterna (Salvo and Rufete close school year at Paterna); Las Provincias, 19 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. 2–0: La selección, ni fu ni fa (2–0: The national team, neither here nor there); Mundo Deportivo, 29 April 1982 (in Spanish)
  6. Tendillo: "Hay unos cuantos payasos que deben de estar sufriendo mucho" (Tendillo: "Some bozos must be really hurting"); ABC, 12 October 1987 (in Spanish)
  7. Tendillo, fuera del Valencia (Tendillo, out of Valencia); Super Deporte, 17 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. El Levante UD ficha al central Tendillo para su filial tras su paso por el Mestalla (Levante UD sign stopper Tendillo for their reserves after his spell with Mestalla); Levante-EMV, 26 July 2017 (in Spanish)
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