.jpg) Miera withReal Madrid in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vicente Miera Campos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1940-05-10)10 May 1940 (age 85)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nueva Montaña, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Nueva Montaña | |||||||||||||||||
| Racing Santander | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1957–1960 | Rayo Cantabria | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Racing Santander | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1969 | Real Madrid | 95 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Sporting Gijón | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 152 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Spain B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Spain | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Langreo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Oviedo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Español | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1986 | Spain (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Oviedo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Spain U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Vicente Miera Campos (born 10 May 1940) is a Spanish former professionalfootballdefender andmanager.
He appeared in 139La Liga games over ten seasons and scored two goals, mainly at the service ofReal Madrid. Later, he embarked on a managerial career that lasted more than 25 years, and included a brief spell with theSpain national team.
Born in the neighbourhood of Nueva Montaña inSantander,Cantabria,[2] Miera played two seasons with his hometown clubRacing de Santander, one in each major division, signing forReal Madrid in 1961. Never an undisputed starter safe for the1964–65 season, he was part of the latter's squads as they claimed sevenLa Liga titles, adding theEuropean Cup in1965–66 (he did not take part inthe final againstFK Partizan itself, but played both legs of the preliminary round and the first round); he made 147 appearances in an eight-year stint.[3][4]
Miera joinedSporting de Gijón in summer 1969, helping itpromote to the top tier in his first year and retiring thefollowing season aged 31.[5][6] He won his solecap forSpain on 10 December 1961, in a 1–1friendly draw inFrance.[7]
A manager since 1974, Miera started at the professional level withReal Oviedo,suffering top-flight relegation in his second season,[8] then moved to neighbours Sporting where he would remain for five years, except for the1979–80 campaign atRCD Español. He worked in both major divisions for more than 20 years,[9] his last stop beingSevilla FC (Segunda División, in1997–98).[10]
Miera oversaw Sporting's first-ever qualification for theUEFA Cup in1978–79, following afifth-place finish in the league.[9] They disposed ofTorino FC in the first round, being ousted byRed Star Belgrade 2–1 on aggregate in the next stage.[11]
Having already served as assistant for four years, Miera was handed the reins of the national team in 1991,[12] remaining there seven months as the nation failed toqualify forUEFA Euro 1992 and stepping down due to health problems, being replaced byJavier Clemente.[13]That summer, he switched to theOlympic squad, leading them to thegold medal in Barcelona.[14][15]
Racing Santander
Real Madrid
Sporting Gijón
Oviedo
Sporting Gijón
Spain
