| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Portugal Vicario | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-11-28)28 November 1955 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Quintanilla de las Viñas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burgos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | Burgos | 24 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | →Mirandés (loan) | ||
| 1979–1983 | Real Madrid | 27 | (1) |
| 1982 | →Cádiz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Castellón | 19 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | Real Burgos | 68 | (5) |
| 1987–1988 | Valladolid | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Córdoba | 65 | (9) |
| Total | 233 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1979 | Spain amateur | 6 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Arandina | ||
| 1997 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 1997–1999 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 1999 | Toledo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Córdoba | ||
| 2005–2006 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2009–2011 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bolívar | ||
| 2014 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2015–2016 | Valladolid | ||
| 2016 | CS Constantine | ||
| 2017–2018 | Delhi Dynamos | ||
| 2018 | Granada | ||
| 2018 | Pune City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| 2020 | Royal Pari | ||
| 2021–2022 | Royal Pari | ||
| 2023 | Guabirá | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario (born 28 November 1955) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder, and is a currentmanager.
He totalled 66 games and four goals inLa Liga for four clubs includingReal Madrid, for whom he played a part in their league andCopa del Reydouble in 1979–80.
In a managerial career lasting a quarter of a century, Portugal had two spells atRacing Santander in the top flight. From the 2010s, he had brief stints abroad in Bolivia, Brazil, Algeria and India, winning a league title forClub Bolívar in 2013.
Portugal was born inQuintanilla de las Viñas,Province of Burgos. During his career he played forBurgos CF,CD Mirandés,Real Madrid,[1]Cádiz CF,Rayo Vallecano,CD Castellón,Real Burgos CF,Real Valladolid andCórdoba CF.
With theLa Liga powerhouse, Portugal remained four years (one loaned at Cádiz), winningthe double inhis first year but only amassing a combined 27 top division appearances during his spell.
Portugal started managing in the mid-90s, returning to Real Madrid to be in charge of itsC andB-sides. In 1999, he started in thesecond division withCD Toledo, but was fired after only a couple of months.
After some years out of football, Portugal coached former club Córdoba[2] also in the second level, returning to Real Madrid Castilla in2005–06 following the December promotion to the first team ofJuan Ramón López Caro. On 6 July 2006 he succeeded López Caro once again, now atRacing de Santander,[3] helping theCantabrians to a finaltenth place in the top flight.
Portugal served astechnical director of Real Madrid subsequently.[4] In November 2008, he was set to take over at the club as coach following the sacking ofBernd Schuster, but presidentRamón Calderón preferredJuande Ramos instead.
On 19 November 2009, Portugal returned to Racing on a two-year deal following the dismissal ofJuan Carlos Mandiá, as the side had only collected one point in five home matches.[5] In early February 2011, even though the team was placed above the relegation zone in the top division –eventually managing to stay afloat – he was sacked by new club owner, Ahsan Ali Syed from India.[6]
In June 2012, Portugal moved abroad for the first time when he was appointed atClub Bolívar in Bolivia.[7] In hisdebut season, the team fromLa Paz won theClausura of theBolivian Primera División;[8] he was sacked at the turn of 2014, after the club lost the Apertura honour to rivalsThe Strongest on the final day of the campaign.[9]
Portugal remained in South America, signing days later forClube Atlético Paranaense in Brazil on a year-long contract.[10] He resigned on 19 May.[11]
On 21 October 2015, Portugal returned to Spain and its second division withReal Valladolid, inheriting a team fromGaizka Garitano that was in the relegation zone.[12] He was dismissed the following 24 April after a run of one point from five games, though the side's position had improved.[13]
Portugal was hired byCS Constantine of Algeria on a one-year deal in November 2016.[14] He quit the following month, having made previous threats to leave his job.[15]
On 17 July 2017, Portugal moved to the fourth continent of his career when he was hired atDelhi Dynamos FC of theIndian Super League.[16] He finished eighth of ten teams – blaming this on a sporadic match schedule and low transfer budget[17]– and the following 1 May he returned to Spain after being appointed manager ofGranada CF.[18]
In August 2018, Portugal was announced as the head coach ofFC Pune City for theupcoming season.[19] He was sacked on 24 October, after one draw and two losses.[20]
On 20 December 2018, Portugal returned to Bolivia to take over atC.D. Jorge Wilstermann on a one-year deal.[21] He left the following April by mutual consent, having suffered threats from some of theCochabamba-based club's supporters.[22]
Remaining in the Andean country, Portugal was appointed on a one-year contract atRoyal Pari F.C. at the start of 2020.[23] He resigned on 21 May that year, due to concerns over the resumption of the season around theCOVID-19 pandemic.[24]
On 3 August 2021, Portugal returned to Bolivia and Royal Pari, replacing sackedChristian Díaz.[25] He was dismissed the following 28 February, after opening thenew season with two wins and two draws.[26]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Real Madrid C |  | 1 July 1997 | 3 November 1997 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 050.00 | [28] |
| Real Madrid B | | 3 November 1997 | 3 July 1999 | 78 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 052.56 | [29] |
| Toledo | | 4 July 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 011.11 | [30] |
| Córdoba | | 27 October 2003 | 7 June 2004 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 028.13 | [31] |
| Real Madrid Castilla | | 5 December 2005 | 6 July 2006 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 037.04 | [32] |
| Racing Santander | | 6 July 2006 | 19 June 2007 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 032.50 | [33] |
| Racing Santander | | 19 November 2009 | 7 February 2011 | 58 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 031.03 | [34] |
| Bolívar |  | 14 June 2012 | 31 December 2013 | 69 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 059.42 | [35] |
| Atlético Paranaense |  | 8 January 2014 | 19 May 2014 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 038.46 | [36] |
| Valladolid | | 21 October 2015 | 24 April 2016 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 034.62 | [37] |
| CS Constantine |  | 2 November 2016 | 9 December 2016 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 020.00 | [38] |
| Delhi Dynamos |  | 29 June 2017 | 1 May 2018 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 026.32 | [39] |
| Granada | | 1 May 2018 | 4 June 2018 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 040.00 | [40] |
| Pune City | | 9 August 2018 | 26 October 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 | [41] |
| Jorge Wilstermann | | 20 December 2018 | 22 April 2019 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 043.48 | [42] |
| Royal Pari | | 2 January 2020 | 21 May 2020 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 050.00 | [43] |
| Royal Pari | | 3 August 2021 | 28 February 2022 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 042.86 | [43] |
| Career Total | 450 | 185 | 106 | 159 | 041.11 | — | |||
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