 Corona playing forAlmería in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1981-02-12)12 February 1981 (age 44)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 245 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Almería | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 470 | (39) | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known asCorona, is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder. He is the currentdirector of football ofLa Liga clubValencia.
After starting out atReal Madrid, he spent most of his career atAlmería, appearing in 333 official matches and scoring 23 goals.[2] He also played professionally in Australia.
Corona was born inTalavera de la Reina,Province of Toledo.[3] A product ofLa Liga powerhouseReal Madrid, he played for theirC andB teams, the latter competing in theSegunda División B.[4]
Corona was signed byReal Zaragoza in January 2001, but only appeared in 33 top-division games for theAragonese over four seasons, with loans in theSegunda División in between (one season withPolideportivo Ejido, six months withAlbacete Balompié).[5]
Corona was loaned again in2006–07, now toUD Almería, being instrumental in theAndalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top flight and reuniting with his former Zaragoza teammateFernando Soriano. The move was made permanent forthe following campaign,[6] and both players were instrumental as the team went on to finish eighth in their maiden season in that league.[7][8]
Corona scored his first goal in the top division with aheader, in a 2–1 away defeat againstCA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.[9] He continued to be a regular 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 atDeportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the clubreaching the semi-finals of theCopa del Rey for the first time ever.[10] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team atFC Barcelona – his second goal ofthe season – but the hosts eventually won 3–1,[11] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.[12]
In the following two seasons in division two, Corona was an undisputed starter for theRojiblancos, totalling seven goals. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of2013–14's top flight,[13] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.[14]
Corona terminated his contract with Almería on 23 September 2015,[15] and signed for AustralianA-League sideBrisbane Roar FC the following week.[16] He left the former with competitive totals of 312 games and 23 goals, only behindJosé Ortiz.[17]
On 12 May 2016, Corona won the 'Gary Wilkins Medal' as the Roar's Player of the Year.[18]
After cutting ties with Brisbane, Corona returned to Almería on 15 July 2016 after agreeing to a one-year deal.[19][20] He was used mainly as asubstitute during thesecond-tier campaign,[21] contributing 580 minutes as his team avoided relegation in the last matchday.
On 15 June 2017, the 36-year-old Corona announced his retirement and was immediately appointed Almería'sdirector of football.[22] In January 2020, he joinedValencia CF in the same capacity.[23]
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 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 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 23 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2015–16 | A-League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Almería | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 470 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 507 | 42 | ||
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