Miguel Montes Busto

Miguel Ángel Montes Busto (28 February 1940 – 20 May 2019) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Miguel Montes Busto
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Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel Montes Busto
Date of birth(1940-02-28)28 February 1940
Place of birthOviedo, Asturias, Spain[1]
Date of death20 May 2019(2019-05-20) (aged 79)
Place of deathGijón, Asturias, Spain
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1961Real Gijón40(8)
1961–1962Las Palmas2(0)
1962–1969Real Gijón178(47)
1969–1971Real Oviedo46(10)
Total266(65)
Teams managed
1980–1981Palencia
1996–1997Sporting de Gijón
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Montes Busto was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He played as a forward. He spent twelve seasons in the Segunda División between 1959 and 1971. He played for Real Gijón, Las Palmas and Real Oviedo. After retiring from playing, he managed Segunda División side Palencia, many Segunda División B clubs and Sporting de Gijón in La Liga.[1]

Montes Busto died on 20 May 2019 in Gijón, Asturias, at the age of 79.[2][3]

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