Miguel de las Cuevas

Miguel Angel de las Cuevas Barbera (born 19 June 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cordoba CF. A versatile midfield element, he can play both in the wings and behind the forwards, but usually occupies the attacking midfielder position.

After starting out at Hercules, he went on to appear in 201 La Liga matches over eight seasons, scoring a combined 18 goals for Atletico Madrid, Sporting de Gijon and Osasuna. He added 127 games in Segunda Division (16 goals), and also spent one year in the Italian Serie B with Spezia.

Club Career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, de las Cuevas started his professional career with hometown club Hercules CF, in the third division. In the 2004–05 season, he was instrumental as the team achieved promotion to the second level after a six-year-absence.

For the 2006–07 campaign, de las Cuevas signed with Atletico Madrid. During preseason, on 13 August, in the Teresa Herrera Trophy match against Club Nacional de Football, he suffered a serious ankle injury that kept him out of action for more than one year.

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