Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije

Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije (born 3 June 1978), known simply as Miguel as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Playing career Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Miguel's career was mainly associated with Sporting de Gijón, being however mainly registered with the reserves during his eight-year tenure. He made his La Liga debut with the first team on 26 April 1998, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 4–0 away loss against UD Salamanca.

Miguel amassed Segunda División totals of 213 matches and 40 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Sporting, CD Leganés, SD Eibar, CD Numancia – for which he also appeared in the top flight, in 2004–05 – and Elche CF. His last two years were spent in the Tercera División, with CD Tuilla and CD Llanes.

Post-retirement After retiring, López-Cedrón joined amateurs UD Llanera as director of football. On 26 June 2019, he was named president of the club.