Jesús Ángel Solana

Real Madrid

Born in Arnedo, La Rioja, Solana was a product of Real Madrid's youth academy. He was used regularly in five of his six seasons with the capital club's first team, as they won five La Liga titles in a row. Solana played the full 90 minutes in both legs of the 1986 UEFA Cup final, a 5–3 aggregate win against Germany's 1. FC Köln. He added 20 appearances in the European Cup.

Zaragoza

However, Solana would be most known for his spell at Real Zaragoza. There, he added one Copa del Rey to his trophy cabinet as well as the memorable 1994–95 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Arsenal, appearing in 290 official matches for the Aragonese. Having retired in 2000 at age 35, Solana had a three-year coaching spell with the side's reserves, then returned late into the 2012–13 campaign to prevent relegation from Segunda División B, which eventually did not happen.

Solana won one cap for Spain, coming on as a substitute for Quique Sánchez Flores – who would later be his teammate at Zaragoza – in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home victory over the Republic of Ireland in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on 16 November 1988.

Real Madrid

La Liga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 Copa del Rey: 1988–89 Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989, 1990 UEFA Cup: 1985–86 Zaragoza

Copa del Rey: 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95 Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986