Miguel Jones

Miguel Jones Castillo (27 October 1938 – 8 April 2020) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a midfielder for SD Indautxu and Atlético Madrid during the 1950s and 1960s. In October 1967, Jones was signed for a season with Osasuna, his last club.[1][2] After retiring as a player he returned to live in Bilbao and was a director at SD Indautxu. He was born in Santa Isabel, Spanish Guinea (now Malabo, Equatorial Guinea).

Jones, who had cancer, died on 8 April 2020 in Bilbao from COVID-19 at the age of 81.[3]

References

  1. (in es) Jones fichó por el Osasuna. ABC. 1967-10-19. http://hemeroteca.abcdesevilla.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1967/10/19/065.html. Retrieved 2011-08-06. "Ultimado el ventajoso fichaje de Miguel Jones por el Osasuna de Pamplona -900.000 pesetas por una temporada-.". 
  2. (in es) Miguel Jones, que estudió en Lekaroz y jugó en Osasuna. Noticias de Navarra. 2008-03-02. http://www2.noticiasdenavarra.com/ediciones/2008/03/02/vecinos/baztanbidasoa/d02baz50.1177329.php. Retrieved 2011-08-06. "Por cierto que, muchos lo recordarán, acabó su vida deportiva en Osasuna fichado (un millón de pesetas, más sueldo y primas) por Félix Martialay, y aún luego fue 15 años directivo del Indautxu, en Vizcaya, donde reside en Bilbao.". [dead link]
  3. "Muere por coronavirus Miguel Jones, otra leyenda del Atlético de Madrid" (in es). El Mundo. 8 April 2020. https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/primera-division/2020/04/08/5e8df84ffc6c8305278b45e4.html. Retrieved 8 April 2020.