page_title: Míchel Salgado
section_title: Blackburn Rovers
hierarchical_section_title: Míchel Salgado / Club career / Blackburn Rovers
caption_attribution_description: English: Míchel Salgado, captain of the world soccer stars team in Tehran for a charity football match in Iran.
context_page_description: Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a right back.
  Nicknamed Il Due, he was known for his combative tackling and attacking play. Attesting to his aggressive style, his former Real Madrid teammate Steve McManaman – where he spent an entire decade, after excellent displays at Celta – once described him as "the hardest person in the world....a genuine psychopath, even in training." He also played three seasons in England, with Blackburn Rovers.
  Salgado, who appeared in 341 La Liga matches and scored seven goals, represented the Spanish national team over eight years, collecting more than 50 caps and appearing in one World Cup and one European Championship.
context_section_description: Aged nearly 34, Salgado moved to Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League on 19 August 2009, signing a two-year deal after impressing manager Sam Allardyce whilst on trial. He went on to say he was happy to be playing for his new club, intending to retire at Ewood Park.
  Salgado made his competitive debut on 12 September 2009, against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a late substitute (3–1 home win). On 27 October he scored his first goal for his new team, in a 5–2 victory over Peterborough United in the Football League Cup.
  On 27 January 2011, 35-year-old Salgado agreed to a contract extension. He was first-choice for the first games in the 2011–12 season, until picking up an injury.
  Blackburn manager Steve Kean revealed in December 2011 that Salgado was being omitted from the squad as his contract stated that the player was entitled to a new deal if he played nine more matches in the campaign, the club not being able to afford fresh terms.
caption: Salgado in a charity match in Tehran in 2015
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