Miguel Montes Busto
Spanish association football player (1940-2019)
Miguel Ángel Montes Busto (28 February 1940 – 20 May 2019) was a Spanish football player and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Montes Busto | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2019 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Gijón, Asturias, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Real Gijón | 40 | (8) |
| 1961–1962 | Las Palmas | 2 | (0) |
| 1962–1969 | Real Gijón | 178 | (47) |
| 1969–1971 | Real Oviedo | 46 | (10) |
| Total | 266 | (65) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1981 | Palencia | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sporting de Gijón | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Montes Busto was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He played as a forward. He spent twelve seasons in the Segunda División between 1959 and 1971. He played for Real Gijón, Las Palmas and Real Oviedo. After retiring from playing, he managed Segunda División side Palencia, many Segunda División B clubs and Sporting de Gijón in La Liga.[1]
Montes Busto died on 20 May 2019 in Gijón, Asturias, at the age of 79.[2][3]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miguel Montes Busto at BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Rodríguez, J. R. (20 May 2019). "Fallece Miguel Montes, uno de los legendarios del Sporting". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Álvarez, Iván (20 May 2019). "Fallece el exjugador del Sporting Miguel Angel Montes". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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