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Michu

1986 - Today

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Miguel Pérez Cuesta (born 21 March 1986), known as Michu (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmitʃu]), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He is the current director of football of Burgos CF. He started playing for Real Oviedo, subsequently representing Celta and Rayo Vallecano, making his La Liga debut with the latter in 2011–12. In 2012 he signed with Swansea City, scoring 22 goals in all competitions in his first season and winning the League Cup. Despite performances that earned him an international debut for Spain in 2013, Michu fell out of favour at Swansea due to several injury problems, being loaned to Napoli and released in November 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Michu is the 3,660th most popular soccer player (down from 2,431st in 2024), the 1,662nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,398th in 2019) and the 295th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michu ranks 3,659 out of 21,273. Before him are Ferenc Mészáros, Pierre Korb, Friederich Franzl, Héctor Facundo, and André Silva. After him are Julio César Baldivieso, Daniel Sanchez, Aleksandar Kozlina, William Garbutt, Prawitz Öberg, Valeri Karpin, and Gøran Sørloth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Michu ranks 98. Before him are Big E, Yoo Ah-in, Oliver Sykes, Stoya, Charlotte Casiraghi, and Vedran Ćorluka. After him are Raúl García, Teresa Palmer, Lucas Biglia, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Ezequiel Garay, and Ryan Babel.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Michu ranks 1,662 out of 3,355. Before him are José Luis Garci (1944), Julia Gutiérrez Caba (1932), Pascual Madoz (1806), Manuel Estiarte (1961), Ana Botella (1953), and Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (1828). After him are José Bergamín (1895), Joaquín Cortés (1969), Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (1945), Raúl García (1986), Lola Dueñas (1971), and Julio Anguita (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Michu ranks 295. Before him are Alberto Górriz (1958), Sergio García (1983), Juan Artola (1895), Jesús Glaría (1942), Iñaki Williams (1994), and José María Peña (1895). After him are Raúl García (1986), Gabi (1983), Pedro Solé (1905), Imanol Alguacil (1971), Enrique Saura (1954), and Álex Grimaldo (1995).

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