Miguel Tendillo Belenguer (born 1 February 1961) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. Over 15 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 370 matches and 28 goals, appearing most notably for

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(eight years) and

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(five) and winning ten major titles. Tendillo played nearly 30 times with

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, representing the nation at the

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, Tendillo started his professional career with local

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, being first choice since the age of 18 (29

games in his first full season, which culminated with the

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– he started in the final against

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).Miguel Tendillo: el cierre de Moncada (Miguel Tendillo: the lock of Moncada)
La Galerna, 1 February 2018 (in Spanish)
at

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On 1 May 1983, in the last fixture of the campaign, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over

; the result meant that his team avoided relegation on goal difference, while the opposition lost the title to

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by one point. After 274 official appearances with Valencia, Tendillo moved to

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upon the ''Ches 1986 relegation, and produced another solid

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, which earned him the interest of league powerhouse Real Madrid as a replacement to long-time injured player Antonio Maceda. A starter in three of his five years, he helped the club to three leagues and as many

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trophies. Tendillo signed for lowly

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for 1992–93, not being able to help them prevent relegation from the top division and retiring at the end of the campaign, aged 32. Subsequently, he returned to the

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as youth system coordinator.

International career

Tendillo earned his first

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for

on 21 May 1980, at not yet 20, appearing in a 2–2 friendly with

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. Subsequently, he was called for that year's

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and the

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, totalling 27 matches and being deployed at

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in the former competition.

International goals

Personal life

Both Tendillo's father Miguel (born 1937) and son Alberto (1995) were footballers and defenders. The latter was also developed at Valencia.

Honours

Valencia *

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: 1978–79 *

: 1979–80 *

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Real Madrid *

: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90Miguel Tendillo: “Fichar por el Real Madrid fue uno de los días más felices de mi vida, por ser grande y con un equipo campeón”. Por Javier Navascués (Miguel Tendillo: "Signing for Real Madrid was one of the happiest days of my life, because they were giants and with a team of champions". By Javier Navascués)
ÑTV España, 4 December 2021 (in Spanish) *Copa del Rey: 1988–89 *

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, 1989,

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Spain – List of Super Cup Finals
at RSSSF

References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tendillo, Miguel 1961 births Living people People from Horta Nord 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Valencia Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Real Murcia CF players Real Madrid CF players Real Burgos CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Valencia CF non-playing staff