Miguel Flaño
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Flaño Bezunartea | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Osasuna B | 70 | (2) |
| 2004– | Osasuna | 290 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016. | |||
Miguel Flaño Bezunartea (born 19 August 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a central defender.
He represented Spain up to under-23 level, and spent his entire career with Osasuna.
Club career
Flaño was born in Pamplona. A product of hometown CA Osasuna's youth ranks, he made his first-team debut on 18 September 2004 in a 3–2 La Liga home win against Real Betis,[1] finishing his debut season with eight games. Aged only 17, he began playing regularly with the B-side in the third division.
Flaño scored his first goal for the Navarrese on 9 June 2007, in a 5–0 success at Betis.[2] He added three appearances in the club's semifinal run in the UEFA Cup.
From then on, Flaño became an essential defensive fixture with the side as twin brother Javier, who had been a starter from 2005 to 2007, gradually lost his importance, leaving after the 2008–09 campaign,[3][4] where Miguel netted four times in 33 matches in an eventual narrow escape from relegation. He eventually renewed his link in August 2009, running until 2013.[5]
On 7 June 2012, Flaño again extended his contract with Osasuna, now until 2017.[6]
Personal life
Flaño's twin brother, Javier, is also a footballer and a defender. Both were groomed at Osasuna.[7]
Honours
Country
- Spain U23
- Spain U16
See also
References
- ↑ Savo Milosevic vuelve a decidir para Osasuna (Savo Milosevic decides again for Osasuna); Mundo Deportivo, 19 September 2004 (Spanish)
- ↑ Real Betis 0–5 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 9 June 2007
- ↑ "Javier Flaño: "Estoy muy agradecido a Osasuna"" [Javier Flaño: "I am most thankful to Osasuna"] (in Spanish). Navarra Sport. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "¡Vaya par de gemelos!" [What a set of twins!] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ Miguel Flaño renueva con Osasuna tres años más (Miguel Flaño renews with Osasuna for three further years); Marca, 6 August 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Miguel Flaño renueva con el Osasuna hasta junio del 2017 (Miguel Flaño renews with Osasuna until June 2017); Diario AS, 7 June 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ de Zúñiga, Uxue M. (25 August 2005). "Los Flaño, una defensa de gemelos para Osasuna" [The Flaños, twin defenders for Osasuna] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
- Osasuna official profile (Spanish)
- Miguel Flaño profile at BDFutbol
- Miguel Flaño profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Miguel Flaño – FIFA competition record
- Miguel Flaño profile at Soccerway