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Vicente Miera

Miera with Real Madrid in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Miera Campos
Date of birth	(1940-05-10) 10 May 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Nueva Montaña, Spain
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Nueva Montaña
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1960	Rayo Cantabria
1960–1961	Racing Santander	34	(1)
1961–1969	Real Madrid	95	(1)
1969–1971	Sporting Gijón	23	(0)
Total		152	(2)
National team
1961	Spain B	1	(0)
1961	Spain	1	(0)
Teams managed
1973–1974	Langreo
1974–1976	Oviedo
1976–1979	Sporting Gijón
1979–1980	Espanyol
1980–1982	Sporting Gijón
1982–1986	Spain (assistant)
1986	Atlético Madrid
1987–1989	Oviedo
1989–1990	Tenerife
1991–1992	Spain
1992	Spain U23
1994–1996	Racing Santander
1997	Espanyol
1997	Sevilla
Honours Olympic medal record Representing  Spain Men's Football Gold 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Vicente Miera Campos (born 10 May 1940) is a Spanish former football player and manager. He was a skilled defender who played in 139 La Liga games. He scored two goals during his ten seasons, mostly with Real Madrid. After his playing days, he became a football manager for over 25 years. He even coached the Spanish national team for a short time.

Playing Career Highlights

Vicente Miera was born in Nueva Montaña, a neighborhood in Santander, Cantabria. He started his football journey playing for his hometown team, Racing de Santander, for two seasons.

Time with Real Madrid

In 1961, Miera joined Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world. He was part of a very successful team there. Even though he wasn't always a starting player, he helped Real Madrid win seven La Liga titles. La Liga is Spain's top football league. He also helped them win the European Cup in 1966. This is a huge competition for the best clubs in Europe.

Later Playing Years

In 1969, Miera moved to Sporting de Gijón. In his first year there, he helped the team get promoted to the top league. He played one more season before retiring in 1971. Miera played one game for the Spanish national team on 10 December 1961. It was a friendly match against France that ended in a 1–1 draw.

Coaching Career Highlights

Vicente Miera started his coaching career in 1974. He coached many different teams over more than 20 years.

Early Coaching Roles

His first professional coaching job was with Real Oviedo. After two years, his team was relegated from the top league. He then moved to Sporting de Gijón, where he coached for five years. During this time, he also spent one season, 1979–80, coaching RCD Español. He coached teams in both the top and second divisions of Spanish football. His last coaching job was with Sevilla FC in the second division during the 1997–98 season.

Coaching the National Team

Miera had already worked as an assistant coach for the Spanish national team for four years. In 1991, he became the head coach of the national team. He coached them for seven months, but they did not qualify for UEFA Euro 1992.

Olympic Gold Medal

However, in the summer of 1992, Miera took on a new role. He became the coach of the Spanish Olympic football team. He led them to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games held in Barcelona! This was a huge achievement for him and for Spain.

Honours and Achievements

Vicente Miera achieved great success both as a player and as a manager.

As a Player

Real Madrid

• La Liga (Spanish League Champion):
  • 1961–62
  • 1962–63
  • 1963–64
  • 1964–65
  • 1966–67
  • 1967–68
  • 1968–69
• Copa del Generalísimo (Spanish Cup Winner): 1961–62
• European Cup (European Champion Clubs' Cup Winner): 1965–66

As a Manager

Spain

• Summer Olympic Games (Gold Medal): 1992 Barcelona Olympics

See also

In Spanish: Vicente Miera para niños