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My Take
What draws me to Miguel de las Cuevas is the quiet endurance of his career. Bursting out of Hercules and then logging 201 La Liga matches across eight seasons with Atletico Madrid, Sporting Gijon, and Osasuna is no small feat in a league as unforgiving as Spain's. He never became a household superstar, but a versatile attacking midfielder who could float across the wings and operate behind the forwards is exactly the kind of clever, adaptable player coaches treasure. I have a soft spot for footballers who grind out a long top-flight career on craft rather than hype, and his eighteen goals carry real weight.
Overview
Miguel Ángel de las Cuevas Barberá (born 19 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he could play both in the wings and behind the forwards, but usually occupied the attacking midfielder position. After starting out at Hércules, he went on to appear in 201 La Liga matches over eight seasons, totalling 18 goals for Atlético Madrid, Sporting de Gijón and Osasuna.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel de las Cuevas
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・デ・ラス・クエバス
- Reading
- みげる・で・らす・くえばす
- Born
- June 19, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Alicante, Province of Alicante, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.