Ángel Mejías
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Jesús Mejías Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembleque, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Díter Zafra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Toledo | ||
| 1979–1981 | Atlético Madrid B | 57 | (0) |
| 1981–1993 | Atlético Madrid | 109 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Talavera | 16 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ángel Jesús Mejías Rodríguez (born 1 March 1959) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Tembleque, Province of Toledo, Mejías joined Atlético Madrid from his hometown club CD Toledo,[1] spending his first two seasons as a senior with the reserves, the second in the Segunda División. He made his official debut for the first team on 21 February 1982 in a 0–1 home loss to FC Barcelona,[2] and began being regularly played from his second season in La Liga onwards.
After the emergence of Abel Resino at the Colchoneros, Mejías became the backup, appearing in only 15 league matches over seven seasons.[1] Due to injury to his teammate, he was in goal for the 1991 final of the Copa del Rey, won 1–0 against RCD Mallorca in extra time, claiming his second winner's medal in the competition.[3] He left the club in June 1993 at the age of 34,[4] still playing five more years (including four with CF Rayo Majadahonda) in the lower leagues until his retirement.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]Subsequently, Mejías returned to Atlético, working as goalkeeper coach.[6] After leaving, he worked in the same capacity with Beşiktaş JK, Rayo Vallecano and Málaga CF.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]Atlético Madrid
- Copa del Rey: 1984–85, 1990–91; runner-up: 1986–87
- Supercopa de España: 1985; runner-up: 1991, 1992
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86
Rayo Majadahonda
- Tercera División: 1995–96, 1996–97
References
[edit]- ^ a b Futbolistas que fueron ídolos (Footballers who were idols); ABC, 5 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ 1–0: El Barça se trajo media liga de Madrid (1–0: Barça brought half league from Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 1982 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca, finalista elemplar (Mallorca, the perfect finalists); Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 1991 (in Spanish)
- ^ El día que Maradona falló un penalti ante Mejías: “Le acojoné” (The day Maradona missed a penalty against Mejías: "I scared him straight"); Mundo Deportivo, 28 November 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ángel Mejías: “El fútbol de antes era mucho más familiar” (Ángel Mejías: "Football was much more family-friendly back then"); Telemadrid, 26 September 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Atlético de Madrid B y el C se refuerzan con siete juveniles (Atlético B and C strengthen with seven youth team players); Join Futbol, 13 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mejías se desvincula del Atleti y se marcha al Besiktas (Mejías cuts ties with Atleti and goes to Besiktas); Diario AS, 18 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El exguardameta atlético Mejías, nuevo preparador de porteros del Málaga (Former Atlético goalie Mejías, new goalkeeper coach of Málaga); La Opinión de Málaga, 29 June 2013 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Ángel Mejías at BDFutbol
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Toledo
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Toledo players
- Atlético Madrid B players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Talavera CF players
- CF Rayo Majadahonda players
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
- Atlético Madrid non-playing staff
- Málaga CF non-playing staff
- Beşiktaş J.K. non-playing staff
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey