 Pardeza receiving an honorary award at the University of Zaragoza | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Pardeza Pichardo | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-02-08)8 February 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | La Palma del Condado, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1982 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Castilla | 69 | (14) |
| 1984–1987 | Real Madrid | 28 | (5) |
| 1985–1986 | →Zaragoza (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 1987–1997 | Zaragoza | 271 | (71) |
| 1997–1999 | Puebla | 36 | (6) |
| Total | 430 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | Spain U18 | 13 | (1) |
| 1986 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Pardeza Pichardo (born 8 February 1965) is a Spanish retired professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
He was part ofReal Madrid's generation of footballers known asLa Quinta del Buitre,[1] but spent the better part of his career atReal Zaragoza. After retiring as a player, he returned to his first club in directorial capacities.
Having appeared in 325La Liga matches over 13 seasons (81 goals scored), Pardeza was part of theSpain squad at the1990 World Cup.
Born inLa Palma del Condado,Province of Huelva,[2] Pardeza was a youth system graduate atReal Madrid, making his first-team debut during the1983–84 season. After a loan atReal Zaragoza[2] he returned to theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, contributing 25 games and five goals to the club's1987 national league conquest.[3]
With the1987–88 campaign already underway, Pardeza signed a permanent five-year contract with Zaragoza,[4] going on to become one of theAragonese team's most prominent members as an attacking player with skills, vision and netting ability (he scored in double figures in four seasons). In1994–95 he netted 11La Liga goals, while also helping them tothat season'sUEFA Cup Winners' Cup againstArsenal.[5]
After a quick spell withMexico'sPuebla FC, where he rejoined former Zaragoza teammateFrancisco Higuera,[6][7] Pardeza retired in 1999 at age 34. In June 2002, he became technical director of his former side Zaragoza[8] and, seven years later, he rejoined his first club Real Madrid in the same capacity, followingFlorentino Pérez's return as president.[9]
After playing atyouth andOlympic level, Pardeza earned fivecaps forSpain. He made his debut on 11 October 1989 in a 2–2 draw againstHungary inBudapest for the1990 FIFA World Cupqualifiers,[10] and his last appearance came in the finals in Italy on 21 June 1990, as he appeared two minutes in the 2–1 victory overBelgium.[11]
After four years of law studies andHispanicphilology at theUniversity of Zaragoza (1994–99), Pardeza prepared a thesis onCésar González-Ruano [es], a Spanish journalist/writer.[12] He also collaborated with newspapers and radios, and was a speaker for theAssociation of Spanish Footballers from 1990, acting as itssecretary-general since 1996.[13]
Real Madrid
Zaragoza
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