Míchel (footballer, born 1975)

Míchel
Míchel in 2023
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz
Date of birth (1975-10-30) 30 October 1975
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Girona (manager)
Youth career
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Rayo Vallecano B
1993–2003 Rayo Vallecano 186 (31)
1997Almería (loan) 18 (1)
2003–2006 Murcia 39 (4)
2005Málaga (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2012 Rayo Vallecano 177 (22)
Total 429 (58)
International career
1991 Spain U16 10 (2)
1993–1994 Spain U18 17 (3)
1995 Spain U19 1 (1)
1995 Spain U20 6 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2017 Rayo Vallecano (youth)
2017–2019 Rayo Vallecano
2019–2021 Huesca
2021– Girona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz, known as Míchel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmitʃel]; born 30 October 1975), is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Girona.

In a 20-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of 182 matches and 25 goals, adding 169 games and 18 goals in the Segunda División and playing mostly with Rayo Vallecano (17 seasons, three spells).

As a manager, Míchel led Rayo, Huesca and Girona in both top divisions, winning promotion with all three clubs including as champions with the first two.