José Miguel Prieto

José Miguel Prieto Castillo (born 22 November 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prieto and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
José Miguel Prieto
Personal information
Full name José Miguel Prieto Castillo
Date of birth (1971-11-22) 22 November 1971
Place of birth Albacete, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Albacete 18 (0)
1989–1990 Sevilla B 19 (0)
1990–2003 Sevilla 251 (2)
Total 288 (2)
National team
1989–1990 Spain U18 15 (0)
1991 Spain U19 3 (0)
1992–1994 Spain U21 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed Shark due to his fierce character, he appeared in 282 competitive games for Sevilla in a 14-year professional career.[1][2]

Club career

Born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Prieto began playing as a senior with local Albacete Balompié, in Segunda División B. In the summer of 1989 the 17-year-old signed with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the B-team who competed in the same level.

Prieto made his La Liga debut on 21 January 1990, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against CD Tenerife.[3] He appeared in just 13 first-team matches in his first two full seasons combined, however.

Prieto scored his first top level goal on 9 April 1994, netting the game's only at Sporting de Gijón.[4] From 1996 to 2001 he experienced two promotions and as many relegations with his main club, partnering mainly Juan Martagón in the center of the defense.[5]

Prieto retired in June 2003 at the age of 31, after several knee problems.[1]

International career

Prieto earned 32 caps for Spain at youth level, including 14 for the under-21 team. He was sent off on his debut on 14 January 1992, in a 0–0 friendly draw in Portugal.[6]

Honours

Club

Sevilla

International

Spain U21

References
  1. Burgos Boza, Emilio José (12 March 2012). "José Miguel Prieto: "Tan rápida fue la construcción del grupo del Sevilla campeón como su destrucción"" [José Miguel Prieto: "To build the champion Sevilla up was as fast as tearing it down"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. "El Sevilla expedienta a José Miguel Prieto por agredir a un asistente arbitral" [Sevilla open disciplinary proceedings against José Miguel Prieto for assaulting linesman]. El País. 31 July 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. Castañeda, Álvaro (22 January 1990). "Polster y Dasaev dieron la victoria al Sevilla" [Polster and Dasaev gave Sevilla the win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. Allongo, Jenaro (10 April 1994). "El Sevilla, más cerca de la UEFA" [Sevilla, closer to UEFA]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. Gómez, Israel (12 May 2016). "Prieto: "Mejorar al Sevilla es muy difícil"" [Prieto: “It's very difficult to make Sevilla better”] (in Spanish). La Colina de Nervión. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Portugal-España sub-21, sin goles" [Portugal-Spain under-21, goalless]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 1992. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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