Miguel Llera

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Llera and the second or maternal family name is Garzón.

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Miguel Llera
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Llera playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2012
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón
Date of birth (1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 None
Youth career
Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Recreativo B
2000–2001 → San Fernando (loan) 19 (0)
2001–2005 Alicante 102 (4)
2005–2007 Gimnàstic 39 (5)
2007–2008 Hércules 11 (1)
2008–2009 Milton Keynes Dons 36 (2)
2009–2011 Charlton Athletic 41 (6)
2011–2012 Blackpool 0 (0)
2011 → Brentford (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2014 Sheffield Wednesday 79 (10)
2014–2015 Scunthorpe United 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:05, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

He played mostly in the lower leagues of his country, appearing in only 12 La Liga games with Gimnàstic. He moved to England in 2008 after signing with Milton Keynes Dons, going on to remain in the country until his retirement and represent a host of clubs, mainly Sheffield Wednesday (three years) and Charlton Athletic (two).

Football career

Spain

Llera was born in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Province of Seville. After unsuccessfully emerging through local Recreativo de Huelva's youth ranks, he represented several modest clubs until 2005–06, when he contributed with 27 games (scoring three times) to Gimnàstic de Tarragona's return to La Liga after a 56-year absence; however, midway through the following season, he was released from contract, after appearing in 12 matches (all starts) for the Catalans and scoring in defeats against Real Sociedad (2–3, away[1]) and Getafe CF (1–3, home[2]) as Nàstic was eventually immediately relegated back.

In 2007–08 Llera continued in Segunda División, but also failed to impress at Hércules CF, playing in only 11 games out of 42.

MK Dons

Subsequently Llera took his game to England, joining League One side Milton Keynes Dons in September 2008.[3]

He scored twice during his spell with the Dons, against Carlisle United[4] and Brighton & Hove Albion.[5]

Charlton

After a successful season, with a third-place finish straight out of Football League Two, albeit without eventual promotion, Llera signed for Charlton Athletic on 2 July 2009,[6] after turning down a new contract offer – he became the first Spanish footballer to play for the club.[7][8]

Llera quickly established himself as a fans' favourite after just four games, scoring on his debut against Wycombe Wanderers[9] but also picking up a head injury which led him to wear a helmet for the next few games, similar to that of Chelsea's Petr Čech; he scored his first goal for the Addicks on 22 August 2009, in a 2–0 home win against Walsall.[10]

Blackpool

After leaving Charlton at the end of the 2010–11 season, Llera spent some time training with Blackpool and joined them on trial, making his debut against Rangers on 19 July 2011.

On 2 August he scored from a free kick against Lancaster City, in a 1–3 defeat, and, two days later, he signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[11]

Brentford / Sheffield Wednesday

On 7 September 2011, Llera transferred to Brentford on a three-month loan deal.[12] On 22 November he moved to Sheffield Wednesday, in a loan agreement lasting until January 2012.[13]

On 10 January 2012 Llera was signed on a permanent deal by Wednesday, having been released by Blackpool.[14][15] On 11 February, in a game against Exeter City, he suffered a head injury in an eventual 1–2 away loss,[16] going on to miss approximately one month of action.

Scunthorpe

After impressing on trial, on 21 July 2014 Llera was offered a contract by Oldham Athletic, which was later withdrawn.[17] He eventually moved to League One's Scunthorpe United late in the month, agreeing to a one-year deal also after a trial period.

Llera made his competitive debut on 9 August 2014, in a 1–3 defeat at Swindon Town.[18] His first appearance at Glanford Park took place the following weekend, and he scored a 39th minute own goal in 0–4 loss to Preston North End.[19]

Llera netted his first and only goal for the Iron on 13 December 2014, contributing to a 2–1 home win over Crewe Alexandra.[20] On 5 May of the following year, it was announced he would not be offered a new contract and was free to leave the club.[21]

Club statistics

As of 25 March 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Fernando (loan) 2000–01[22] Segunda División B 19 0 — — 19 0
Alicante 2001–02[22] Segunda División B 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
2002–03[22] Segunda División B 33 1 6 0 — 39 1
2003–04[22] Segunda División B 27 1 1 0 — 28 1
2004–05[22] Segunda División B 15 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 17 1
Total 102 4 9 0 1 1 112 5
Gimnàstic 2005–06[22] Segunda División 27 3 3 0 — 30 3
2006–07[22] La Liga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
Total 39 3 3 0 — 42 3
Hércules 2007–08[22] Segunda División 11 1 4 1 — 15 2
Milton Keynes Dons 2008–09[23] League One 36 2 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 38 2
Charlton Athletic 2009–10[24] League One 26 4 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 27 4
2010–11[25] League One 15 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 18 2
Total 41 6 2 0 2 0 45 6
Blackpool 2011–12[26] Championship 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Brentford (loan) 2011–12[26] League One 11 1 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 14 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2011–12[26] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2011–12[26] League One 16 4 0 0 0 0 16 4
2012–13[26] Championship 41 6 5 0 — 46 6
2013–14[26] Championship 22 0 3 1 — 25 1
Total 83 10 8 1 0 0 91 11
Scunthorpe United 2014–15[26] League One 15 1 6 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 23 1
Career total 321 28 35 2 8 1 364 31
  1. ↑ Appearance in Promotion Play-offs
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Honours

Team

Alicante
Sheffield Wednesday

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Real Sociedad 3–2 Gimnastic de Tarragona; ESPN Soccernet, 17 December 2006
  2. ↑ Gimnastic de Tarragona 1–3 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 14 January 2007
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  12. ↑ Brentford sign Blair Adams and Miguel Llera on loan; BBC Sport, 8 September 2011
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  15. ↑ Sheffield Wednesday sign Miguel Llera from Blackpool; BBC Sport, 10 January 2012
  16. ↑ Exeter 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Match Report; The Star, 13 February 2012
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