Miguel Ángel Nadal

Miguel Ángel Nadal
Nadal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar
Date of birth (1966-07-28) 28 July 1966
Place of birth Manacor, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1980–1983 Manacor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Manacor 61 (13)
1986–1987 Mallorca B 20 (1)
1987–1991 Mallorca 130 (22)
1991–1999 Barcelona 208 (13)
1999–2005 Mallorca 155 (6)
Total 574 (55)
International career
1991–2002 Spain 62 (3)
2002 Balearic Islands 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Mallorca (assistant)
2011 Mallorca (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈaŋxel naˈðal oˈmaɾ], Catalan: Miquel Àngel Nadal Homar; born 28 July 1966) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a versatile defender and midfielder.

He began and ended his career with Mallorca, but his greatest achievements came whilst at Barcelona during the so-called Dream Team era, winning numerous domestic and continental titles. Over 19 professional seasons, he played 493 matches (463 of those in La Liga).

A part of the Spain national team's setup during the 1990s and early 2000s, Nadal represented the nation in three World Cups and Euro 1996.