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Míchel Salgado

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Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández (born 22 October 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Nicknamed Il Due ("two" in Italian), he was known for his combative tackling and attacking play. After excellent displays at Celta, he spent an entire decade at Real Madrid, where former teammate Steve McManaman attested to his aggressive style by describing him as "the hardest person in the world....a genuine psychopath, even in training." He also played three seasons in England with Blackburn Rovers. Salgado, who played 341 La Liga matches and scored seven goals, represented the Spain national team over eight years, collecting more than 50 caps and appearing in one World Cup and one European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Míchel Salgado is the 1,152nd most popular soccer player (up from 1,345th in 2019), the 920th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Míchel Salgado ranks 1,152 out of 21,273. Before him are Franky Vercauteren, Dixie Dean, Gerhard Hanappi, Ángel Romano, Ali Daei, and Federico Valverde. After him are Herbert Erhardt, Karel Poborský, Mitsugu Nomura, Bert Williams, Stefan Effenberg, and Rafael Márquez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Míchel Salgado ranks 49. Before him are Evika Siliņa, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Maryana Iskander, Juan Pablo Montoya, Maria Zakharova, and Fergie. After him are Johnny Galecki, Alexander De Croo, Rodrigo Santoro, Buvaisar Saitiev, Andrew Yang, and David Harbour.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Míchel Salgado ranks 920 out of 3,355. Before him are Margaret of Prades (1395), Jehuda Cresques (1350), Berengar the Wise (790), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Lucas Vázquez (1991), and Pilar Bardem (1939). After him are Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Jaume Huguet (1412), Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980), and Luis Cernuda (1902).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Míchel Salgado ranks 93. Before him are Periko Alonso (1953), David de Gea (1990), Gaizka Mendieta (1974), David Silva (1986), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994), and Lucas Vázquez (1991). After him are Domènec Balmanya (1914), Joan Capdevila (1978), Javier Urruticoechea (1952), Enrique Collar (1934), Álvaro Arbeloa (1983), and Bojan Krkić (1990).

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