Jesús Ángel Solana Bermejo (born 25 December 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer. A defender, he was equally at ease as a left-back or a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Ángel Solana Bermejo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Castilla | 28 | (3) |
| 1986–1991 | Real Madrid | 128 | (3) |
| 1991–2000 | Zaragoza | 233 | (4) |
| Total | 389 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 1983 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1986 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1987 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1988 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Zaragoza B | ||
| 2013 | Zaragoza B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 361 La Liga games over the course of 15 seasons, representing Real Madrid (six years) and Zaragoza (nine).
Club career
editBorn in Arnedo, La Rioja, Solana was a product of Real Madrid's youth academy. He was used regularly in five of his six seasons with the capital club's first team, as they won five La Liga titles in a row.
However, Solana would be most known for his spell at Real Zaragoza, where he added one Copa del Rey to his trophy cabinet as well as the memorable 1994–95 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Arsenal,[1][2] appearing in more than 300 overall official matches for the Aragonese. Having retired in 2000 at nearly 36, he had a three-year coaching spell with the side's reserves, then returned late into the 2012–13 campaign to prevent relegation from Segunda División B,[3] which eventually did not happen.
International career
editSolana won one cap for Spain, coming on as a substitute for Quique Sánchez Flores – who would later be his teammate at Zaragoza – in the 83rd minute of a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland, on 16 November 1988.[4]
Honours
editReal Madrid
- La Liga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
- Copa del Rey: 1988–89
- Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989, 1990
- UEFA Cup: 1985–86
Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 1993–94
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95
Spain U21
References
edit- ^ "1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal". UEFA. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?" [What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Jesús Solana, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza B" [Jesús Solana, new Real Zaragoza B manager]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Prados de la Plaza, Luis (17 November 1988). "2–0: La selección española encandiló al público y terminó entre olés" [2–0: Spanish team dazzled audience and finished with olés]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Perearnau, Francesc (30 October 1986). "¡¡¡Campeones!!!" [Champions!!!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links
edit- Jesús Solana at BDFutbol
- Jesús Solana manager profile at BDFutbol
- Jesús Solana at National-Football-Teams.com