Corona (footballer)

Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and the director of football of UD Almería.

Not to be confused with Coronas (footballer).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Pérez-Roldán.

Corona
Corona playing for Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán
Date of birth (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Real Madrid C
2000–2001 Real Madrid B 30 (12)
2001–2007 Zaragoza 62 (2)
2004–2005 → Poli Ejido (loan) 31 (1)
2006 → Albacete (loan) 13 (2)
2006–2007 → Almería (loan) 40 (7)
2007–2015 Almería 249 (12)
2015–2016 Brisbane Roar 29 (2)
2016–2017 Almería 20 (0)
Total 474 (38)
National team
1997–1998 Spain U16 17 (4)
1997–1998 Spain U17 10 (1)
1998–2000 Spain U18 12 (2)
2001 Spain U20 1 (0)
2000–2003 Spain U21 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After starting out at Real Madrid he spent most of his career at Almería, appearing in 335 official matches and scoring 22 goals. He also played professionally in Australia.

Club career

Real Madrid / Zaragoza

Corona was born in Talavera de la Reina, Province of Toledo. A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he played for their C and B-teams, the latter competing in the third division.[1]

Corona was signed by Real Zaragoza in January 2001, but only appeared in 33 top flight games for the Aragonese over the course of four seasons, with loans in the second level in between (one full season with Polideportivo Ejido, six months with Albacete Balompié).

Almería

Corona was loaned again in 2006–07, now to UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top flight and reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Fernando Soriano. The move was made permanent for the following campaign,[2] and both players were instrumental as the team went on to finish eighth in their maiden season in that tier.[3][4]

Corona scored his first goal in the top division with a header, in a 1–2 away defeat against CA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.[5] He continued to be a regular in the subsequent years, often starting but rarely finishing a match.

On 19 January 2011, Corona scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.[6] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team at FC Barcelona – his second goal of the season – but the hosts eventually won it 3–1,[7] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.

In the following two seasons in division two, Corona was an undisputed starter for the Rojiblancos, scoring seven goals combined. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of 2013–14's top flight,[8] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.[9]

Brisbane Roar

On 23 September 2015, Corona terminated his contract with Almería,[10] and signed for Australian A-League side Brisbane Roar FC the following week.[11] He left the former with competitive totals of 315 games and 22 goals, only behind José Ortiz.[12]

On 12 May 2016, Corona won the ‘Gary Wilkins Medal’ as the Roar's Player of the Year.[13]

Return to Almería

After cutting ties with Brisbane, Corona returned to Almería on 15 July 2016 after agreeing to a one-year deal.[14][15] He was used mainly as a substitute during the second tier campaign,[16] contributing with 580 minutes as his team avoided relegation in the last matchday.

On 15 June 2017, 36-year-old Corona announced his retirement and was immediately appointed director of football.[17]

Club statistics

[18]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 1999–2000 Segunda División B 103——103
2000–01 209——209
Total 3012——3012
Zaragoza 2000–01 La Liga 2000—20
2001–02 110102[lower-alpha 1]0140
2002–03 Segunda División 29210—302
2003–04 La Liga 17030—200
2005–06 3010—40
Total 6226020702
Poli Ejido (loan) 2004–05 Segunda División 31110—321
Albacete (loan) 2005–06 Segunda División 13200—132
Almería (loan) 2006–07 Segunda División 40710—417
Almería 2007–08 La Liga 32120—341
2008–09 30011—311
2009–10 22120—241
2010–11 30271—373
2011–12 Segunda División 41340—453
2012–13 334104[lower-alpha 2]0384
2013–14 La Liga 23131—262
2014–15 31020—330
2015–16 Segunda División 3000—30
Total 285192334031222
Brisbane Roar 2015–16 A-League 29200—292
Almería 2016–17 Segunda División 20010—210
Career total 470383136050741
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs

Honours

Spain

Individual

References
  1. Corona, el capitán del Almería que no pudo debutar con el Real Madrid (Corona, the captain of Almería who could not make debut with Real Madrid) Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Liga BBVA, 29 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. Corona staying at Almería; UEFA, 10 July 2007
  3. Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Corona y Fernando Soriano, dos capitanes para buscar el ascenso (Corona and Fernando Soriano, two captains in search of promotion); Ideal, 17 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Osasuna 2–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 9 March 2008
  6. El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuse to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. Barca come back to avoid upset; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2011
  8. Corona no quiso marcharse en enero (Corona did not want to leave in January); Marca, 5 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Corona entra en el podio de la historia del Almería (Corona steps into Almería's historical podium); Marca, 17 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. El Almería y Corona llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato a petición del jugador (Almería and Corona reach agreement to terminate the contract at the request of the player) Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. Brisbane Roar bring Spanish midfielder Corona to the A-League; ABC, 30 September 2015
  12. Se marcha 'El Mago' ('The Wizard' leaves); Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  13. "Corona takes top honour at Roar Awards Night". Brisbane Roar. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  14. Monteverde, Marco (15 July 2016). "Corona quits Brisbane Roar with a year to run on his contract". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  15. "Corona regresa a la UD Almería para reforzar el centro del campo" [Corona returns to UD Almería to bolster midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  16. Giménez, Paco (6 April 2017). "Corona y Diamanka, cuñas de la misma madera" [Corona and Diamanka, cut from same cloth] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  17. "Corona es el nuevo director deportivo del Almería, e Ibán Andrés el secretario técnico" [Corona is the new sporting director of Almería, and Ibán Andrés is the technical secretary] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  18. "Corona". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  19. "España repite gesta" [Spain do it again] (in Spanish). UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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