Miguel Ángel Nadal
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Nadal in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar | ||
| Date of birth | 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.