Miguel Jones
Spanish footballer (1938-2020)
Miguel Jones Castillo (27 October 1938 – 8 April 2020) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a midfielder for SD Indautxu and Atlético Madrid during the 1950s and 1960s. In October 1967, Jones was signed for a season with Osasuna, his last club.[1][2] After retiring as a player he returned to live in Bilbao and was a director at SD Indautxu. He was born in Santa Isabel, Spanish Guinea (now Malabo, Equatorial Guinea).
Jones, who had cancer, died on 8 April 2020 in Bilbao from COVID-19 at the age of 81.[3]
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- ↑ "Jones fichó por el Osasuna" [Jones signed for Osasuna] (in Spanish). ABC. 1967-10-19. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
Ultimado el ventajoso fichaje de Miguel Jones por el Osasuna de Pamplona -900.000 pesetas por una temporada-.
- ↑ "Miguel Jones, que estudió en Lekaroz y jugó en Osasuna" [Miguel Jones, who studied in Lekaroz and played in Osasuna] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
Por cierto que, muchos lo recordarán, acabó su vida deportiva en Osasuna fichado (un millón de pesetas, más sueldo y primas) por Félix Martialay, y aún luego fue 15 años directivo del Indautxu, en Vizcaya, donde reside en Bilbao.
[permanent dead link] - ↑ "Muere por coronavirus Miguel Jones, otra leyenda del Atlético de Madrid" [Another Atlético Madrid legend, Miguel Jones, dies of coronavirus]. El Mundo (in Spanish). EFE. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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