Miguel Linares

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Miguel Linares

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| fullname = Miguel Linares Cólera

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Fuentes

| years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = Utebo | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 30

| years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = Zaragoza B | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = Huesca | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = Barbastro | caps4 = 73 | goals4 = 46

| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = Alcoyano | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = Salamanca | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2010–2013 | clubs7 = Elche | caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Recreativo | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 10

| years9 = 2014–2018 | clubs9 = Oviedo | caps9 = 131 | goals9 = 52

| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = Reus | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2019–2020 | clubs11 = Zaragoza | caps11 = 35 | goals11 = 7

| years12 = 2020–2022 | clubs12 = Ejea | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0

| totalcaps = 490 | totalgoals = 188

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Miguel Linares Cólera (born 30 September 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Linares began his career at Utebo FC of Tercera División. He spent the 2004–05 season with Deportivo Aragón in the Segunda División B and had a brief spell at SD Huesca before joining UD Barbastro in 2006, who were relegated from the third tier in his first campaign.

In summer 2008, following a 34-goal haul, Linares moved outside his native region for the first time, joining CD Alcoyano. He contributed 15 goals from 35 matches in his only season as the Valencians won their group, eventually falling short in the promotion play-offs to Segunda División.{{cite news|url=http://www.laverdad.es/alicante/20090525/deportes_alicante/alcoyano/cartagena-asciende-segunda-alcoyano-20090525.html|title=El Cartagena asciende a Segunda y el Alcoyano se la jugará en la repesca (2–2)|trans-title=Cartagena promote to Segunda and Alcoyano to leave it all for play-offs (2–2)|newspaper=La Verdad|first=Carlos|last=Muñoz|language=es|date=25 May 2009|access-date=5 April 2018}}

Linares signed a two-year deal with UD Salamanca on 22 June 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.diarioinformacion.com/deportes/2009/06/22/delantero-miguel-linares-firma-salamanca/901473.html|title=El delantero Miguel Linares firma por el Salamanca|trans-title=Forward Miguel Linares signs for Salamanca|newspaper=Diario Información|language=es|date=22 June 2009|access-date=30 March 2018}} After one season at the Estadio Helmántico – making his professional debut on 30 August in a 1–0 away win against Cádiz CF at the age of 26 years and 11 months{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2009/08/30/futbol/2adivision/1251654147.html|title=El Salamanca saca provecho de su efectividad ante un poco acertado Cádiz|trans-title=Salamanca profit from their efficiency against blank Cádiz|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=30 August 2009|access-date=5 April 2018}}– he transferred to fellow league team Elche CF.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/08/22/futbol/equipos/elche/1282471861.html|title=El Elche ficha al delantero Linares|trans-title=Elche sign forward Linares|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=22 August 2010|access-date=30 March 2018}} The latter won the championship and promotion to La Liga in 2013, though he made only eight appearances and scored once;{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/06/08/futbol/2adivision/1370724390.html|title=Digno broche a un año histórico|trans-title=Competent icing on the cake to historical year|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=8 June 2013|access-date=5 April 2018}} during his tenure, he suffered two consecutive anterior cruciate ligament injuries to his right knee.{{cite news|url=http://www.diarioinformacion.com/elche-cf/2011/02/22/linares-sufre-rotura-ligamento-cruzado-sera-baja-enero-2012/1097788.html|title=Linares sufre la rotura del ligamento cruzado y será baja hasta enero de 2012|trans-title=Linares suffers cruciate ligament rupture and will be out until January 2012|newspaper=Diario Información|first=Julián|last=Palomar|language=es|date=22 February 2011|access-date=5 April 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lasprovincias.es/v/20120321/deportes/elche-cf/linares-otra-misma-lesion-20120321.html|title=Linares, otra vez la misma lesión|trans-title=Linares, same injury again|newspaper=Las Provincias|first=Noé|last=Gomis|language=es|date=21 March 2012|access-date=5 April 2018}}

Following this, Linares remained in the second tier with Recreativo de Huelva,{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/07/08/futbol/equipos/recreativo/1373309054.html|title=El Recreativo hace oficial el fichaje de Miguel Linares|trans-title=Recreativo make the signing of Miguel Linares official|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=8 July 2013|access-date=30 March 2018}} and in 2014 the 32-year-old moved to Real Oviedo one league down.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2014/06/30/futbol/equipos/recreativo/1404153264.html|title=Linares se marcha al Oviedo|trans-title=Linares goes to Oviedo|newspaper=Marca|date=30 June 2014|access-date=30 March 2018}} He was top scorer with 30 goals (31 across all competitions) in 39 games{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol/miguel-linares-hace-sombra-cristiano-3693218|title=Miguel Linares hace sombra a Cristiano|trans-title=Miguel Linares shadows Cristiano|newspaper=Sport|first=Ulrich|last=Álvarez|language=es|date=16 November 2014|access-date=5 April 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2017/09/27/linares-peregrino-virgen-del-pilar-delantera-del-oviedo-1198887-611027.html|title=Linares, un peregrino de la Virgen del Pilar en la delantera del Oviedo|trans-title=Linares, a Virgen del Pilar pilgrim in Oviedo's forward line|newspaper=Heraldo de Aragón|first=Raúl|last=Lahoz|language=es|date=27 September 2017|access-date=5 April 2018}} as the Asturians won the title in 2014–15, including two in a 3–0 win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second leg of the play-off final on 10 June 2015.{{cite web|url=http://huelva24.com/not/72185/doblete-de-linares-para-hacer-campeon-al-oviedo|title=Doblete de Linares para hacer campeón al Oviedo|trans-title=Linares brace to make Oviedo champions|publisher=Huelva 24|language=es|date=10 June 2015|access-date=30 March 2018}} The previous October/November, he had scored hat-tricks in consecutive home defeats of Celta de Vigo B, CD Lealtad and Real Murcia.{{cite web|url=http://asturias.eldesmarque.com/oviedo/cronicas/5877-cronica-oviedo-murcia-jornada-13|title=Nadie puede con Linares|trans-title=Nobody can handle Linares|publisher=El Desmarque|first=Chisco|last=García|language=es|date=16 November 2014|access-date=30 March 2018}}

On 17 June 2018, Linares joined CF Reus Deportiu in the second division after agreeing to a one-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfreusdeportiu.com/noticia/20180617113819|title=Miguel Linares, primer fitxatge del CF Reus|trans-title=Miguel Linares, first signing of CF Reus|publisher=CF Reus Deportiu|language=ca|date=17 June 2018|access-date=19 June 2018}} Halfway through the season, however, he left the club after it was expelled from the Liga de Fútbol Profesional due to unpaid wages,{{cite web|url=https://www.laliga.es/noticias/nota-informativa-cf-reus-deportiu|title=Nota informativa|trans-title=Informative note|publisher=La Liga|language=es|date=18 January 2019|access-date=5 February 2019}} joining Real Zaragoza shortly after.{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/liga-segunda-division/20190201/46144909714/reus-jugadores-equipo.html|title=Casi todos los jugadores del Reus ya tienen equipo|trans-title=Nearly all Reus players already have a team|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Josep|last=Gallofré|language=es|date=1 February 2019|access-date=5 February 2019}}

Linares retired in January 2022 at the age of 39, after two years at lower-league side SD Ejea where he failed to play a single competitive game due to another serious knee injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/real-zaragoza/2022/01/10/miguel-linares-retira-61423080.html|title=Miguel Linares se retira|trans-title=Miguel Linares retires|newspaper=El Periódico de Aragón|first=Raquel|last=Machín|language=es|date=10 January 2022|access-date=19 May 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{BDFutbol\|12557}}{{Soccerway\|miguel-linares-colera/62633}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza B \|2004–05 \|Segunda División B \|27	2	colspan="2" \|—	1{{efn\|Appearances in promotion playoffs\|name=pro}}	0	28	2
Huesca \|2005–06 \|Segunda División B \|14	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	14	0
rowspan="3"\|Barbastro \|2006–07 \|Segunda División B \|35	10	2	0	colspan="2" \|—	37	10
2007–08 \|Tercera División \|?	?	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	?	?
colspan="2"\|Total !?	?	2	0	0	0	?	?
Alcoyano \|2008–09 \|Segunda División B \|31	15	0	0	4{{efn\|name=pro}}	0	35	15
Salamanca \|2009–10 \|Segunda División \|39	10	2	0	colspan="2" \|—	41	10
rowspan="4"\|Elche \|2010–11 \| rowspan="3" \|Segunda División \|24	8	2	1	colspan="2" \|—	26	9
2011–12 \|16	3	1	0	colspan="2" \|—	17	3
2012–13 \|8	1	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	8	1
colspan="2"\|Total !48	12	3	1	0	0	51	13
Recreativo \|2031–14 \|Segunda División \|38	10	1	2	colspan="2" \|—	39	12
rowspan="5"\|Oviedo \|2014–15 \|Segunda División B \|36	28	1	1	3{{efn\|name=pro}}	2	40	31
2015–16 \| rowspan="3" \|Segunda División \|24	6	1	0	colspan="2" \|—	25	6
2016–17 \|35	8	1	1	colspan="2" \|—	36	9
2017–18 \|36	10	1	0	colspan="2" \|—	37	10
colspan="2"\|Total !131	52	4	2	3	2	138	56
Reus \|2018–19 \|Segunda División \|18	4	2	1	colspan="2" \|—	20	5
rowspan="3"\|Zaragoza \|2018–19 \| rowspan="2" \|Segunda División \|13	2	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	13	2
2019–20 \|22	5	4	1	2{{efn\|name=pro}}	0	28	6
colspan="2"\|Total !35	7	4	1	2	0	41	8
Ejea \|2020–21 \|Segunda División B \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|—	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !416	122	18	7	10	2	444	131

Honours

Elche

Segunda División: 2012–13

Oviedo

Segunda División B: 2014–15

Miguel Linares

Club career

Career statistics

Honours

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