death_date nationalcaps birth_date years death_place youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
24 june 2012 3 8 july 1988 2004 2009 -- 2011 2010 -- 2012 -- 2005 2007 -- 2008 2008 -- 2009 barcelona , spain 2004 -- 2005 0 4 1 30 31 12 0 0 0 3 1 2 240 2006 -- 2007 pepe mel 2 crop.jpg miki roqué roqué in training with betis miguel roqué farrero tremp , spain spain u19 1.86 78 6 1 algar lleida algar -lrb- loan -rrb- betis b betis lleida → xerez -lrb- loan -rrb- → cartagena centre back miki roqué

miki roqué

miguel `` miki '' roqué farrero -lrb- 8 july 1988 -- 24 june 2012 -rrb- was a spanish footballer .
mainly a central defender , he could also appear as a defensive midfielder .
he signed with liverpool before his 18th birthday , going on to be loaned to several teams in england and spain for the duration of his contract .
in 2009 he joined betis , playing in segunda división with the club .
roqué died in june 2012 at the age of 23 , due to cancer .
