Mista (footballer)
Spanish footballer (born 1978)
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Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez (born 12 November 1978), known as Mista, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Mista in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Peña Madridista Caravaca Cruz | ||
| 1994–1995 | Caravaca Promesas | ||
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Real Madrid C | 29 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Real Madrid B | 43 | (23) |
| 1999–2001 | Tenerife | 84 | (22) |
| 2001–2006 | Valencia | 144 | (40) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | (2) |
| 2010 | Toronto FC | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 370 | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Spain U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
An unsuccessful Real Madrid youth graduate, he would make a name for himself with Valencia, helping the club to win four major titles during his five-year spell and scoring 48 goals in 218 La Liga games over ten seasons, in representation of four teams.
Mista was a Spain international in the 2000s. He later worked briefly as a coach with Atlético Ottawa.
Club career
Spain
Born in Caravaca de la Cruz, Region of Murcia,[2] Mista was a protégé of Rafael Benítez. The pair worked together at tenerife and Valencia.[3]
At Tenerife, Mista – along with Curro Torres and Luis García – was a key member of the team[4] that promoted to La Liga in 2001. He subsequently signed for Valencia, and was a prominent member[5] of the successful sides that won two league titles and the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, where he scored the second goal in the 2–0 win against Marseille.[6] On 21 March 2004, he netted a hat-trick for the eventual champions in a 5–1 home victory over Mallorca,[7] but his goal rate decreased drastically after the 2004–05 campaign.[8]
In July 2006, Mista joined Atlético Madrid,[9] playing 29 games in his first season but almost absolutely no part in the following.[10] In July 2008, the free agent moved to fellow top-division club Deportivo de La Coruña on a three-year contract,[11] scoring in his competitive debut by netting the first in a 2–1 defeat of Real Madrid on 31 August;[12] constantly troubled by injuries and a loss of form, his second league goal came more than a year later (7 November 2009) in a 2–0 away victory against Getafe.[13][14]
Toronto FC
After only two official goals for Deportivo in two seasons, Mista signed with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer on 6 July 2010, in a deal running until the end of the season.[15] He first took the field in a friendly against Bolton Wanderers on the 21st,[16] and made his competitive debut in a 1–1 draw against FC Dallas also at BMO Field three days later.[17] His only goal came on 17 August, in a 2–1 home win over Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League.[18]
On 24 November 2010, in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, the 32-year-old Mista was waived.[19] He announced his retirement on 14 August of the following year.[20]
International career
Mista made his debut with Spain on 26 March 2005, in a 3–0 friendly win against China in Salamanca.[21] He added another cap seven months later, in a 6–0 away thrashing of San Marino for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[22]
Coaching career
Mista began working as a coach at youth level, first with Valencia[23] then with Madrid-based Rayo Vallecano.[24] On 11 February 2020, he was announced as the first manager of Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa at the club's official launch event.[25][26] After the COVID-19 pandemic, he finally made his managerial debut on 15 August in a 2–2 draw with York9 at the neutral Prince Edward Island;[27] the team from the capital finished the season in seventh place, one above last.[28]
After a last-place finish in the 2021 campaign, Mista announced that he would not be returning.[29]
Managerial statistics
- As of 31 December 2021[30]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Atlético Ottawa | 29 January 2020 | 28 December 2021 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 22.22 | |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 22.22 | — | ||