Miguel Jones was partly Krio Fernandino as his paternal grandfather was a descendant from Liberated Africans who had moved to Fernando Poo from Sierra Leone.
10 Facts About Miguel Jones
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Miguel Jones began his career with local sides Barakaldo and Indautxu, where his teammates included the veteran Lezama and another emerging young player, Chus Pereda.
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Miguel Jones and Pereda, and later a third Indautxu player, Jose Eulogio Garate, were all controversially rejected by Athletic Bilbao because the club's signing policy required for them to be born in Biscay; he maintained throughout his life that his rejection was not due to racism, as the other shunned players were white.
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Miguel Jones eventually joined Atletico Madrid where under coach Jose Villalonga he was a prominent member of an Atletico team that included Enrique Collar and Adelardo.
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Miguel Jones played in two successive Copa del Generalisimo finals for Atletico against Real Madrid in 1960 and 1961.
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Miguel Jones played for Atletico in two successive European Cup Winners Cup finals in 1962 and 1963.
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Miguel Jones won a La Liga title with Atletico in 1966.
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In October 1967, Miguel Jones was signed for a season with Osasuna, his last club.
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Miguel Jones was a teammate and friend of Luis Aragones; when the Spain manager was accused of racism in 2004, he cited his friendship with Miguel Jones as proof that he was not.
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Miguel Jones had cancer for a long period before dying in Bilbao during the coronavirus pandemic.