Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz, known as Míchel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmitʃel]; born 30 October 1975), is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Eredivisie club Ajax. In a 20-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of 182 matches and 25 goals, adding 169 games and 18 goals in the Segunda División and playing mostly with Rayo Vallecano (17 seasons, three spells). As a manager, Míchel led Rayo, Huesca and Girona in both top divisions, winning promotion with all three clubs including as champions with the first two.