Miguel Pérez Cuesta

Michu fascinates me as a reminder that brilliance can arrive late and burn bright. Born Miguel Pérez Cuesta in Oviedo in 1986, he rose through Real Oviedo and bounced around Spain before exploding into wider view in the Premier League. Tall yet technically gifted, he could both score and link play, a forward who thought like a midfielder. Injuries cruelly shortened his peak, which makes that dazzling spell feel even more precious. I am especially drawn to his return home into football management, repaying the region that made him. There is something deeply likeable about a player who circles back to his roots.

Name (English)

Miguel Pérez Cuesta

Name (Japanese)

ミチュ

Reading

みちゅ

Born

March 21, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Origin

Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michuoviedo9/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350982

Tags

• Asturias
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.