Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti (born 19 December 1951), known as Migueli, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
A player of immense physical power – he was nicknamed Tarzan[2][3]– he was best known for his Barcelona spell, which lasted almost 20 professional years.
[1] After representing Cádiz CF from 1970 to 1973, competing in the Segunda División, he transferred to La Liga giants FC Barcelona,[4] where he became an undisputed starter after just one league game in his first year, going on to make 391 appearances in the competition (549 overall, club's all-time best until 5 January 2011 when Xavi surpassed him in a Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao);[5][6] whilst he was performing his compulsory military service in Cádiz he made his official debut for the latter, and upon his return, not aware that he needed two special permits to leave the headquarters, he was jailed for one month.
On 17 September 2010, he was chosen by new chairman Sandro Rosell as sporting advisor alongside Josep Maria Fusté and Carles Rexach.
[12] Migueli earned 32 caps and scored one goal for Spain, his debut coming on 20 November 1974 in a 2–1 win in Scotland for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifiers.