Miguel Ledo
Miguel Ledo Elvira (26 October 1990 – 4 November 2024) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career from 2009 to 2022 with SD Logroñés.
Career
[edit]Born in Logroño in La Rioja, Ledo played as a youth for Balsamaiso and CD Berceo. In April 2009, he signed for a club to be set up by fans of the recently defunct CD Logroñés; this club was launched two months later as SD Logroñés.[1] He started in the club's first game, a 4–0 loss to CD Arnedo on 1 August.[2]
Captain since 2014,[3] Ledo was dubbed "The Play-Off King" by local newspaper La Rioja in May 2019 for having played all seven play-off campaigns of the ten-year-old club.[4]
Ledo combined his football career with study and other work, including as a teacher and a school dining hall monitor. He had to give this up for his final season in 2021–22, as the club switched to training in the morning. In the same season, he played only 80 minutes in total up to February, though scored twice.[5] This included a late equaliser away to Deportivo de La Coruña in a 1–1 draw on 1 October.[6]
In June 2022, SD Logroñés announced that Ledo was leaving the club. His 13 seasons had been spent in the Preferente Regional (1), Tercera División (8), Segunda División B (3) and Primera Federación (1).[2] he made 290 appearances in total.[7]
Personal life and death
[edit]Though his surname was native to Galicia, Ledo told La Voz de Galicia that he had no known link to the northwestern region.[5]
In November 2023, while a player for Haro Deportivo of the Tercera Federación, Haro made public that he had leukaemia.[8] He recovered but his condition returned, and he died on 4 November 2024, aged 34.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Labarga, Nacho (12 July 2019). "Ledo, un 'one club man' especial: ¡llegó al club antes de que se creara!" [Ledo, a special 'one club man': he arrived at the club before it was founded!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "La SD Logroñés se despide de Miguel Ledo después de 13 años" [SD Logroñés bid farewell to Miguel Ledo after 13 years] (in Spanish). Rioja 2. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ García, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Miguel Ledo: «Lo más importante no es el dinero»" [Miguel Ledo: "The most important thing is not money"] (in Spanish). Gols Media. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Schmitt, Martín (31 May 2019). "El rey de los 'play off'" [The play-off king]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b Fernández, X. (12 February 2022). "Miguel Ledo: «El fútbol no me va a sacar de trabajar»" [Miguel Ledo: "Football is not going to take me away from work"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Zautúa, Israel (4 October 2021). "Ledo, el 'one club man' y revulsivo de la SD Logroñés" [Ledo, the 'one club man' and catalyst of SD Logroñés]. DxT Campeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Fallece el futbolista riojano Miguel Ledo, el eterno capitán de la SD Logroñés" [Riojan footballer Miguel Ledo, the eternal captain of SD Logroñés, dies] (in Spanish). Rioja2. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Miguel Ledo padece leucemia" [Miguel Ledo is suffering from leukaemia] (in Spanish). Rioja2. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Ledo at BDFutbol