The player, born in Zújar (Granada) passed the medical exam this Tuesday morning at Clínicas Rincón-La Rosaleda. Cifu will join his new teammates in training tomorrow for the first time at the Ciudad de Málaga stadium. Then at 1 p.m., the right winger will be officially presented as an MCF player in the Juan Cortés press room at La Rosaleda stadium.
Characteristics | Career
An attacking winger who operates on the right, starting from the side and advancing regularly as he reaches the end line. Whilst he usually plays as a classic number ‘2’, his versatility allows him to play as a right midfielder. Cifu has spent nearly his entire career between the Second and Second B Divisions of Spanish football.
In 2010/11, he signed to Elche CF, from Third Division side, Torrellano CF. The following season, Cifu played for Orihuela in Second B Division, where he was part of the promotion win to the Second Division of Spanish football (2011/12). He later returned to the Alicante side to join the reserve team, and thrived with Elche Ilicitano in Second B during the 2013/14 campaign.
In 2014/15, on loan from Elche CF, he completed a great season as an indispensable part of Girona CF, who finished third in the Liga Adelante and took part in the LaLiga promotion play-offs, losing out to Real Zaragoza. Cifu played a total of 41 matches (40 in the starting-11, 35 entire games) with Girona. So far this 2015/16 season, Cifu has played 17 Second Division matches and one Cup game.
Statistics | Cifu
Name: Miguel Ángel Garrido Cifuentes
Date of birth: 05-10-1990 (25 years old)
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Right winger
Height: 1’ 74 m. | Weight: 65 kg.
