Miguel Ángel Espínola

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| name = Miguel Ángel Espínola

| image =

| fullname = Miguel Ángel Espínola Jiménez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guadix, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1995 | clubs1 = Guadix | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1995–1996 | clubs2 = Motril | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = Guadix | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1997–1998 | clubs4 = Manchego | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = Almería | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1999–2000 | clubs6 = Linense | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2000–2003 | clubs7 = Recreativo | caps7 = 110 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2003–2004 | clubs8 = Algeciras | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2004–2005 | clubs9 = Clyde | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2005–2006 | clubs10 = Granada | caps10 = | goals10 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

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Miguel Ángel Espínola Jiménez (born 5 April 1974) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a right back.

Club career

Born in Guadix, Province of Granada, Espínola played mostly in his native Andalusia. In his first decade as a senior he represented Guadix CF, Motril CF, Manchego CF, UD Almería, Real Balompédica Linense, Recreativo de Huelva{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1207/espinola.htm|title=Espínola|publisher=Geocities|language=Spanish|accessdate=7 April 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020025317/http://geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1207/espinola.htm|url-status=dead|archivedate=20 October 2009}} and Algeciras CF.

With Recre, Espínola competed in La Liga in 2002–03, starting in 28 of his 31 appearances as the season ended in relegation for the oldest club in Spain. On 15 December 2002, he scored his only goal to put the visitors ahead 2–0 at Real Madrid, but his team eventually finished with ten men and lost 4–2, with him being placed as a goalkeeper following José Antonio Luque's dismissal and not being able to stop the subsequent penalty by Luís Figo.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2002/12/16/pagina-25/519346/pdf.html|title=Espínola, rey del mundo: goleador y portero|trans-title=Espínola, king of the world: scorer and goalkeeper|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Eduardo|last=Palacios|language=Spanish|date=16 December 2002|accessdate=24 January 2013}}

In 2004–05, Espínola played in Scotland for Clyde.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clyde/clyde.html|title=CLYDE : 1946/47 – 2007/08|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database|accessdate=7 April 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4471029.stm|title=Partick Thistle 1–0 Clyde|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 April 2005|accessdate=24 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4495901.stm|title=Clyde 1–0 Raith Rovers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 April 2005|accessdate=24 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4521711.stm|title=Ross County 1–1 Clyde|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2005|accessdate=24 January 2013}} He returned to his homeland in the summer of 2005, for one final campaign with Granada CF in Tercera División.