Míchel

José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish football midfielder. He was most noted for his play on the right wing and for his crossing ability from there, but by the end of his playing he was assuming more defensive duties. He was a fans favourite, most notably with former Arsenal winger Robert Pires, who revealed that his favourite player was Michel. He wore squad number 8.

At the age of thirteen, he became a member of the Real Madrid youth team. His technique and physicality on the pitch stood out, and he moved quickly through the ranks to the first team. It was here that he played with Butragueño, Pardeza, Martín Vázquez and Sanchís, the legendary Quinta del Buitre.

By 1984 he was playing in the team coached by Amancio. That same year, he debuted for the Spanish national side. In 1989 he announced that he would leave Real Madrid and that he had been signed by an Italian side. This never came to pass and he ended up staying until 1996.

His career was not without incident. In 1988 he was hit by a bottle while on the pitch. A little later he was sanctioned by UEFA for using an unorthodox method of disrupting the concentration of Carlos Valderrama in a game against Real Valladolid. The presiding judge in the case noted that "manipulating in public that of your neighbour which is a gift given exclusively to males by nature" violated a federation rule protecting a player's dignity.

He played in the 1990 World Cup Finals in Italy, scoring a hatrick against South Korea in Spain's second game, including a marvellous free kick, and also a penalty against Belgium in their final group game.