Miguel Ángel Tena

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Miguel Ángel Tena

| image =

| fullname = Miguel Ángel Tena García

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|1|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Almassora, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1993–1997 | youthclubs1 = Castellón

| youthyears2 = 1997–2001 | youthclubs2 = Valencia

| years1 = 2001–2003 | clubs1 = Valencia B | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = Villarreal B | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = Villarreal | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = → Racing Ferrol (loan) | caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = Poli Ejido | caps5 = 89 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = Levante | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2009–2010 | clubs7 = Elche | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2010–2013 | clubs8 = Córdoba | caps8 = 59 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = Lugo | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = Cádiz | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs11 = Racing Ferrol | caps11 = 30 | goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 328 | totalgoals = 18

| manageryears1 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs1 = Racing Ferrol

| manageryears2 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs2 = Racing Ferrol

| manageryears3 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs3 = Villarreal C

| manageryears4 = 2023 | managerclubs4 = Villarreal (caretaker)

}}

Miguel Ángel Tena García (born 17 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Playing career

Born in Almassora, Province of Castellón, Tena joined up-and-coming Villarreal CF in 2003 from neighbouring Valencia CF, after finishing his football development with the latter and following a failed transfer to Real Madrid Castilla.[http://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=53161 El almazorense Tena ficha por el filial del Real Madrid (Almazora's Tena signs for Real Madrid reserves)]; El Periódico Mediterráneo, 24 May 2003 {{in lang|es}} He made his professional – and La Liga – debut in the 2003–04 season, but would only appear in one league match with his new club, being replaced at the hour-mark of a 2–1 away loss against CA Osasuna.[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2004/03/21/liga/1079893794.html El Osasuna rompe tres meses de sequía en casa (Osasuna end three-month home drought)]; El Mundo, 21 March 2004 {{in lang|es}}

Subsequently, Tena resumed his career in the Segunda División, with Racing de Ferrol,[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2004/07/22/racing-ficha-bayarri-consigue-cesion-tena/0003_2877813.htm El Racing ficha a Bayarri y consigue la cesión de Tena (Racing sign Bayarri and get loan of Tena)]; La Voz de Galicia, 22 July 2004 {{in lang|es}} Polideportivo Ejido (three years), Levante UD,[https://www.levanteud.com/en/info/miguel-angel-tena-nuevo-jugador-del-levante-ud Miguel Ángel Tena, nuevo jugador del Levante UD (Miguel Ángel Tena, new Levante UD player)]; Levante UD, 31 July 2008 {{in lang|es}} Elche CF, Córdoba CF[https://www.marca.com/2010/08/18/futbol/equipos/cordoba/1282133551.html Miguel Ángel Tena ficha por el Córdoba (Miguel Ángel Tena signs for Córdoba)]; Marca, 18 August 2010 {{in lang|es}} and CD Lugo,[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cdlugo/2013/01/09/lugo-confirma-fichaje-central-tena/00031357758332223781296.htm El Lugo confirma el fichaje del central Tena (Lugo confirm signing of stopper Tena)]; La Voz de Galicia, 9 January 2013 {{in lang|es}} playing 242 games at that level over one decade.

Coaching career

On 18 June 2015, Tena was appointed manager of Racing Ferrol.[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ferrol/ferrol/2015/06/18/miguel-angel-tena-nuevo-entrenador-racing-ferrol/00031434647019041392351.htm Miguel Ángel Tena, nuevo entrenador del Racing de Ferrol (Miguel Ángel Tena, new manager of Racing de Ferrol)]; La Voz de Galicia, 18 June 2015 {{in lang|es}} He left in May 2016 after being ousted by Cádiz CF in the promotion playoffs,[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/cadiz-cf/20160529/tena-abandona-el-racing-de-ferrol-tras-ser-eliminado_70044255.html Tena abandona el Racing de Ferrol tras ser eliminado (Tena leaves Racing de Ferrol after being eliminated)]; El Desmarque, 29 May 2016 {{in lang|es}} but returned to his post in October, with the club still in the Segunda División B.[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ferrol/ferrol/2016/10/17/tena-regresa-banquillo-racing-ferrol-tras-destitucion-michel-alonso/00031476694903361167315.htm Tena regresa al banquillo del Racing de Ferrol tras la destitución de Míchel Alonso (Tena returns to Racing de Ferrol bench following Míchel Alonso's dismissal)]; La Voz de Galicia, 17 October 2016 {{in lang|es}}

Tena acted as both third-team coach and director of football for Villarreal in the 2020–21 season.[https://www.marca.com/futbol/villarreal/2021/02/26/6038f47746163ff7bb8b4595.html Miguel Ángel Tena, nuevo director de fútbol del Villarreal (Miguel Ángel Tena, new Villarreal director of football)]; Marca, 26 February 2021 {{in lang|es}} On 10 November 2023, he was named interim of their main squad following the sacking of Pacheta.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/official-statement-pacheta/|title=Official statement: Pacheta|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=10 November 2023|access-date=14 November 2023}} Three days later, after losing his only match in charge, 3–1 at Atlético Madrid,{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/villarreal-give-their-all-at-the-metropolitano-3-1/|title=Villarreal give their all at the Metropolitano (3–1)|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=12 November 2023|access-date=14 November 2023}} he was replaced by Marcelino García Toral.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/welcome-marcelino/|title=Welcome, Marcelino!|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=13 November 2023|access-date=14 November 2023}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left" \|Racing Ferrol \|align=left\|18 June 2015 \|align=left\|29 May 2016 {{WDL\|42\|22\|11\|9\|for=63\|against=32\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2015-16\|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=13 March 2016}}
align="left" \|Racing Ferrol \|align=left\|17 October 2016 \|align=left\|18 December 2017 {{WDL\|49\|16\|13\|20\|for=57\|against=56\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2016-17\|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=30 October 2016}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2017-18\|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=21 December 2022}}
align="left"\|Villarreal C \|align=left\|8 July 2020 \|align=left\|26 February 2021 {{WDL\|15\|3\|10\|2\|for=19\|against=14\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/villarreal-cf-iii/9505/\|title=Villarreal CF C: Matches\|publisher=Soccerway\|access-date=13 November 2023}}
align="left"\|Villarreal (caretaker) \|align=left\|10 November 2023 \|align=left\|13 November 2023 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1\|for=1\|against=3\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2023-24\|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=13 November 2023}}
colspan=3 \| Total {{WDLtot\|107\|41\|34\|32\|for=140\|against=105\|diff=yes}} !—

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rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align="left" |Racing Ferrol

|align=left|18 June 2015

|align=left|29 May 2016

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2015-16|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=13 March 2016}}

align="left" |Racing Ferrol

|align=left|17 October 2016

|align=left|18 December 2017

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2016-17|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=30 October 2016}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2017-18|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=21 December 2022}}

align="left"|Villarreal C

|align=left|8 July 2020

|align=left|26 February 2021

|{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/villarreal-cf-iii/9505/|title=Villarreal CF C: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=13 November 2023}}

align="left"|Villarreal (caretaker)

|align=left|10 November 2023

|align=left|13 November 2023

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2019.html?temp=2023-24|title=Tena: Miguel Ángel Tena García|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=13 November 2023}}

colspan=3 | Total

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