Chendo

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Miguel Porlán Noguera (born 12 October 1961 in Totana, Murcia), nicknamed Chendo, is a former Spanish football right defender who spent his entire professional career playing for Real Madrid, and was a member of the Spanish national team.

[edit] Club career

Chendo played for Real Madrid from 1982 to 1998, winning 7 La Liga titles (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995 and 1997), 2 Copa del Rey (1989 and 1993), one UEFA Champions League (1998) and 2 UEFA Cups (1985 and 1986).

He arrived in Real Madrid at the age of sixteen, and was part of their junior ranks for five years, having debuted for the first team on April 11, 1982, in a 2-1 away success at CD Castellón. The following season, he would appear in two further league games.

At the beginning of the 1983-84 season, Juan José dominated the right-back position, starting 5 out of the first 6 games; injuries then struck him, after which Chendo was given the starting spot. As Juan José returned to the first team, Chendo returned to the bench, but finished the season again as first-choice, appearing in 26 matches overall.

In his fourth season, Chendo became first-choice, playing in 25 league matches and 11 European competition matches. At the end of the season, Real Madrid won the UEFA Cup against Hungarian club Videoton by an aggregate 3-1 score, though losing the second leg at the Bernabéu 0-1, as well as the Spanish League Cup (4-3 aggregate win over Atlético de Madrid), with Chendo starting both finals. In the league the team finished second to FC Barcelona.

For the next 8 years, Chendo dominated the right-back position, starting 297 matches out of a possible 320, while an integral part of a squad that collected five straight league titles.

From 1992-1995, Chendo would only amass 34 league appearances, being only third choice right-back, losing his place to players like Nando, the reconverted Luis Enrique, Francisco Llorente, Jesús Velasco first, Quique Sánchez Flores, Carlos Secretário and Christian Panucci from 1995-1998 (although he did appear in 23 league contests in 1995-1996, as Real stumbled to a final sixth place). He served more as a moral support and bench captain (like Manuel Sanchís later), subbing rarely and starting even more rarely.

After Real Madrid lifted their seventh European Cup against Juventus FC, on May 20, 1998 (he did not play), Chendo retired from professional football, aged almost 37.

[edit] National team

Chendo earned 26 caps for the Spanish national football team, and played in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

[edit] Statistics

correct as of January 26, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional
• Rare Chendo goal (vs. Athletic Bilbao; 4-0, 1989-90)

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v • d • e Spain squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Zubizarreta • 2 Chendo • 3 Jiménez • 4 Andrinúa • 5 Sanchís • 6 Martín Vázquez • 7 Pardeza • 8 Quique • 9 Butragueño • 10 Fernando • 11 Villarroya • 12 Alkorta • 13 Ablanedo • 14 Górriz • 15 Roberto • 16 Bakero • 17 Hierro • 18 Paz • 19 Salinas • 20 Manolo • 21 Míchel • 22 Ochotorena • Coach: Suárez