Ángel Pedraza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Pedraza Lamilla | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1962 | ||
Place of birth | La Rinconada, Spain | ||
Date of death | 8 January 2011 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Barcelona | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Barcelona B | 67 | (13) |
1982–1983 | → Villarreal (loan) | ||
1985–1988 | Barcelona | 45 | (4) |
1988–1995 | Mallorca | 229 | (3) |
1995–1997 | Sóller | ||
International career | |||
1980–1981 | Spain U18 | 9 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2005 | Espanyol B | ||
2005–2006 | Benidorm | ||
2006–2008 | Villarreal B | ||
2008–2009 | Iraklis | ||
2009 | Panserraikos | ||
2009–2010 | Atlético Baleares | ||
2010 | Hospitalet | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ángel Pedraza Lamilla (4 October 1962 – 8 January 2011) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a full-back and a central midfielder. He was also a manager.
Playing career
Born in
In January 1986, with
Pedraza signed for RCD Mallorca in the 1988 off-season, with the Balearic Islands club being coached by a young Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, who relocated the player from central midfielder to full-back.[3] In his first season he was an essential defensive player (3,241 minutes, one goal) as they returned to La Liga,[4] and also reached the Copa del Rey final in 1991;[5] in six of his seven years with the team he did not appear in less than 30 league games, and retired from football in 1997 at the age of 35 after a two-year stint with amateurs CF Sóller, also in Mallorca.[6]
Coaching career
Immediately after retiring, Pedraza started managing, spending five years with several youth sides at former club Barcelona. In 2002, he moved across the city and coached RCD Espanyol's juniors, joining the B team afterwards.[7]
Pedraza then spent three seasons in the Segunda División B, first with Benidorm CF then Villarreal CF B.[7] After one year in Greece, split between two teams,[8] he returned to his country and took charge of amateurs CD Atlético Baleares, helping them to promote from Tercera División as champions.[9]
In July 2010, despite being already suffering from cancer, Pedraza agreed to take over at CE L'Hospitalet in the third tier. He was however relieved of his duties after only three months.[10] On 8 January 2011, aged only 48, he succumbed to the illness in Barcelona.[11]
Personal life
Pedraza's son, Marc, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he was brought up in Espanyol's youth system, being coached by his father at Hospitalet, with the manager being sacked precisely after the player's debut.[12][13]
Honours
Player
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1987–88[14]
- Copa de la Liga: 1986[15]
- European Cup runner-up: 1985–86[2]
Mallorca
Manager
Atlético Baleares
References
- ^ Álvarez, Robert (9 January 2011). "Pedraza, el primero de La Masía que debutó con el Barça" [Pedraza, first from La Masia to make debut with Barça]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Duckadam inspires Steaua". UEFA. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Perfil completo de Ángel Pedraza, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Baleares" [Complete profile of Ángel Pedraza, new Atlético Baleares coach] (in Spanish). Balear Esport. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ González, A. (7 March 2016). "2 de julio de 1989: Vidal y Nadal fueron claves" [2 July 1989: Vidal and Nadal were key]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Montes de Oca, Carlos (8 January 2011). "Adiós a Àngel Pedraza" [Farewell to Àngel Pedraza]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Fallece a los 48 años Ángel Pedraza, ex del Barça, Mallorca y Villarreal" [Death of 48-year-old Ángel Pedraza, formerly with Barça, Mallorca and Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Iraklis, Jimenez pay tribute to Pedraza". Sport in Greece. 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b Jaume, Tolo (23 May 2010). "El Balears regresa a Segunda B" [Baleares return to Segunda B]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Ángel Pedraza, destituït" [Ángel Pedraza, dismissed] (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Fallece Pedraza a los 48 años a consecuencia de un cáncer" [Pedraza dies at the age of 48 due to cancer]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 9 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Marc Pedraza, a l'Hospi" [Marc Pedraza, to L'Hospi] (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "CE L'Hospitalet 1 – CE Sabadell 1" (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Tarín Alonso, Manuel (31 March 1988). "El día que volvieron a ser campeones" [The day they were champions again] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
- Ángel Pedraza at BDFutbol
- Ángel Pedraza manager profile at BDFutbol