 Milla asLugo manager in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Milla Aspas[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1966-03-12)12 March 1966 (age 59)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Teruel, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Colegio La Salle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Las Viñas Teruel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Teruel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Barcelona C | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1990 | Barcelona | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Barcelona B | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Real Madrid | 165 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Valencia | 79 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 390 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Spain | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Puçol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Getafe (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Spain U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Spain U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Al Jazira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lugo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Persib Bandung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Luis Milla Aspas (born 12 March 1966) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder, currently amanager.
He represented three clubs – includingBarcelona andReal Madrid – in a 16-year-professional career, where he won threeLa Liga titles (one with the former and two with the latter) and amassed totals of 298 matches and six goals.
Milla later worked as a manager, being in charge ofSpain's youth teams for several years.
Milla was born inTeruel,Aragon.[3] After finishing his development withFC Barcelona he made hisLa Liga debut in1984–85, scoring in his only appearance of the season againstReal Zaragoza asBarça pitched in a team majorly composed of youth players due to a general professional'sstrike.[4]
Definitely promoted to the first team in 1988, Milla would be involved two years later in a sour contract renewal dispute with the board of directors and managerJohan Cruyff,[5][6] which eventually finished with hisfree transfer toReal Madrid. He was seriously injured in hisdebut campaign, but bounced to back to be an important first-team element in the claiming of two leagues and oneCopa del Rey, being fairly used even after the 1994 purchase ofFernando Redondo.[7][8]
Milla finished his career in June 2001 after four years atValencia CF, with more than 400 official appearances as a professional.[9] Over a three-month period beginning in late 1989, he earned himself threecaps for theSpain national team,[10] the first againstHungary in a1990 FIFA World Cupqualifier.[11]
Milla was first involved in professional coaching in2007–08, assisting former Barcelona and Madrid teammateMichael Laudrup atGetafe CF.[12] In the ensuing summer, he was named thenational under-17's manager afterVicente del Bosque's appointment at the senior side.[13]
At the2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Milla's team did not progress through the group stage. In the2010 edition in France, however, he ledSpain to the final, which ended in defeat tothe hosts.[14]
Later that year, Milla replacedJuan Ramón López Caro at the helm of theunder-21 side. Despite finding a delicate situation upon his arrival, he managed to qualify for the2011 European championship after defeatingCroatia in a two-leggedplay-off.[15]
In the final stages inDenmark, Milla led the Spanish under-21s to their third title, after only conceding two goals in five games (four wins and one draw).[16] He was sacked after his teamfailed to qualify from the group phase at the2012 Summer Olympics.[17]
In February 2013, Milla was appointed atUAE Pro League'sAl Jazira Club.[18] His first match in charge was a 3–1 loss atTractor Sazi F.C. in thegroup stage of theAFC Champions League.[19]
Milla returned to Spain in the 2015 off-season, signing asSegunda División clubCD Lugo head coach and resigning in late February 2016 in unclear circumstances.[20]The following season, in the same capacity, he joined Zaragoza also at that level,[21] being dismissed after only four months in charge and six matches without a win.[22]
On 21 January 2017, Milla succeededAlfred Riedl at the helm of theIndonesia national team by signing a two-year deal.[23] In October 2018, he had his contract terminated by theFootball Association of Indonesia.[24]
On 19 August 2022, Milla was announced as the new manager ofPersib Bandung.[25] On 15 July 2023, he left for personal reasons.[26]
Milla's son,also named Luis, was also a footballer and a midfielder.[27] On 28 November 2017, the latter scored in a 2–2 draw at Real Madrid in theround of 32 of theCopa del Rey, achieving this feat at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium 24 years after the father.[28]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Puçol | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 033.3 | |
| Spain U19 | 1 August 2008 | 5 July 2010 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 064.7 | |
| Spain U20 | 25 September 2009 | 5 October 2009 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 075.0 | |
| Spain U21 | 1 August 2010 | 7 August 2012 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 075.0 | |
| Spain U23 | 1 July 2012 | 7 August 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.0 | |
| Al Jazira | 23 February 2013 | 25 October 2013 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 016.7 | |
| Lugo | 1 July 2015 | 24 February 2016 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 032.1 | |
| Zaragoza | 1 July 2016 | 23 October 2016 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 025.0 | |
| Indonesia | 20 January 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 037.5 | |
| Indonesia U23 | 20 January 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 043.3 | |
| Persib Bandung | 19 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 056.7 | |
| Total | 200 | 89 | 49 | 62 | 044.5 | — | ||
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