Miguel Montes (footballer, born 1940)

Miguel Montes
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Montes Busto
Date of birth	28 February 1940
Place of birth	Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Date of death	20 May 2019 (aged 79)
Place of death	Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1969	Real Gijón
1961–1962	→ Las Palmas (loan)
1969–1971	Oviedo
Total
Managerial career
1972–1974	Gijón Industrial
1974–1975	Real Avilés
1975–1977	Langreo
1977–1980	Zamora
1980–1982	Palencia
1982–1983	Cultural Leonesa
1983–1984	Arosa
1984–1985	Sporting Atlético
1993	Zamora
1993–1994	Langreo
1995–1996	Sporting B
1996–1997	Sporting Gijón
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Montes Busto (28 February 1940 – 20 May 2019) was a Spanish professional football player and manager.

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Montes Busto played as a forward and spent twelve seasons in the Segunda División between 1959 and 1971. He played for Real Gijón, Las Palmas and Real Oviedo. After retiring from playing, he managed Segunda División side Palencia, several Segunda División B clubs and Sporting de Gijón in La Liga.^[1]

Montes Busto died on 20 May 2019 in Gijón, Asturias, at the age of 79.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Miguel Montes at BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Rodríguez, J. R. (20 May 2019). "Fallece Miguel Montes, uno de los legendarios del Sporting". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Álvarez, Iván (20 May 2019). "Fallece el exjugador del Sporting Miguel Angel Montes". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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