Ángel Manuel Cuéllar Llanos (born 13 September 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer. He was also a manager.
A left winger or a forward, his main assets were dribbling and scoring ability. He spent most of his career with Betis (nine years) and also had a brief unsuccessful spell with Barcelona, greatly marred by injury.
Over the course of eight La Liga seasons, Cuéllar amassed totals of 111 matches and 17 goals.
Playing career Born in Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura, Cuéllar made his debut for Real Betis' first team aged 18, in a 1–0 La Liga away loss against CD Logroñés on 4 November 1990, with the Andalusia side finishing the season last. He became an undisputed starter while in the Segunda División and scored 14 league in 1994–95 as they shot straight from the second tier into a final third place (on 25 September 1994, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 home victory over Sporting de Gijón); during the campaign, he also appeared in two friendlies with the Spain national team.Yo jugué en el Real Betis: Ángel Cuéllar (I played for Real Betis: Ángel Cuéllar); Vavel, 11 January 2013
Cuéllar signed a five-year deal with league powerhouse FC Barcelona in June 1995.Angel Cuéllar firma como azulgrana por cinco temporadas (Ángel Cuéllar signs as azulgrana for five seasons); El Mundo, 27 June 1995 After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his first competitive appearance, a 2–0 win at Real Valladolid,Cuéllar será baja durante cinco meses (Cuéllar out of action for five months); El País, 5 September 1995 he would feature sparingly throughout his two-year spell, as Barça won three trophies during 1996–97.
Returning to Betis in 1997 for 300 million pesetas, Cuéllar would be sacked by club president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera as the side were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season, under the allegations of "alarmingly low working performances".El Tribunal Constitucional ordena que se reabra el caso Cuéllar (The Constitutional Court orders Cuéllar case be re-opened); ABC, 17 December 2004 Following two stints in the second tier, both ended in relegation, he moved to Levante UD of the same league, and was an important element in the Valencians' top-flight promotion,El Levante festejó el título con un homenaje al equipo que subió en 2004 (Levante celebrated title by honouring team that promoted in 2004); EFE, 11 June 2017 but would only appear seven times during the next campaign mainly due to injuries.Cuéllar estará tres semanas de baja por una rotura fibrilar (Cuéllar to miss three weeks with fiber rupture); Diario AS, 14 September 2004 Villarreal de Pellegrini quiere sumar de visitante (Pellegrini's Villarreal want to add away from home); El Mercurio, 15 January 2005
Subsequently, Cuéllar played three seasons in the Tercera División, two with CD LugoCuéllar: "No sé lo que daría por estar ahí" (Cuéllar: "I don't know what I would give to be there"); Marca, 24 June 2011 and his final with Narón BP. After 15 goals in 2007–08, best in the competition,El Narón mira al ascenso con los tres pichichis de Tercera (Narón look to promotion with the three Tercera top scorers); La Voz de Galicia, 13 February 2008 he retired at the age of 35.
Coaching career In June 2015, Cuéllar was appointed manager of CCD Cerceda in the Spanish fourth tier.Ángel Cuéllar será el nuevo entrenador del Cerceda (Ángel Cuéllar will be the new manager of Cerceda); La Voz de Galicia, 18 June 2015 Two years later, he moved up one level to Segunda División B's FC Jumilla,Ángel Cuéllar dirigirá al Jumilla (Ángel Cuéllar will coach Jumilla); Marca, 6 July 2017 being dismissed after failing to win a single match in eight.El Jumilla destituye a Ángel Cuéllar (Jumilla dismiss Ángel Cuéllar); La Opinión de Murcia, 10 October 2017
Honours Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1996–97 Supercopa de España: 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
Levante Segunda División: 2003–04
Spain U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1988
References
External links
Betisweb stats and bio