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Luis Milla Aspas (born 12 March 1966) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a football manager.
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Milla as Lugo manager in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Milla Aspas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Teruel, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Teruel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Barcelona C | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1990 | Barcelona | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Barcelona B | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Real Madrid | 165 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Valencia | 79 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 390 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Spain | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Puçol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Getafe (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Spain U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Spain U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Al Jazira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lugo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Persib Bandung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
He represented three clubs – including Barcelona and Real Madrid – in a 16-year-professional career, where he won three La Liga titles (one with the former and two with the latter) and amassed totals of 298 matches and six goals.
Milla later worked as a manager, being in charge of Spain's youth teams for several years.
Milla was born in Teruel, Aragon. After finishing his development with FC Barcelona he made his La Liga debut in 1984–85, scoring in his only appearance of the season against Real Zaragoza as Barça pitched in a team majorly composed of youth players due to a general professional's strike.[2]
Definitely promoted to the first team in 1988, Milla would be involved two years later in a sour contract renewal dispute with the board of directors and manager Johan Cruyff,[3] which eventually finished with his free transfer to Real Madrid. He was seriously injured in his debut campaign, but bounced to back to be an important first-team element in the conquest of two leagues and one Copa del Rey, being fairly used even after the 1994 purchase of Fernando Redondo.[4]
Milla finished his career in June 2001 after four years at Valencia CF, with more than 400 official appearances as a professional.[5] Over a three-month period beginning in late 1989, he earned himself three caps for the Spain national team, the first against Hungary in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[6]
Milla was first involved in professional coaching in 2007–08, assisting former Barcelona and Madrid teammate Michael Laudrup at Getafe CF.[7] In the ensuing summer he was named the national under-19's manager, after Vicente del Bosque's appointment as the senior manager.
In Milla's first tournament, the 2009 UEFA European championship, the team did not progress through the group stage. In the 2010 edition in France, however, he led Spain to the final, which ended in defeat to the hosts.[8]
Later in the same year, Milla replaced Juan Ramón López Caro at the helm of the under-21 side. Despite finding a delicate situation upon his arrival, he managed to qualify for the 2011 European championship after defeating Croatia in a two-legged play-off.[9]
In the final stages in Denmark, Milla led the Spanish under-21s to their third title, after only conceding two goals in five games (four wins and only one draw).[10] He was sacked after his team failed to qualify from the group phase at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11]
In February 2013, Milla was appointed at UAE Pro League's Al Jazira Club.[12] His first match in charge was a 3–1 loss at Tractor Sazi F.C. in the group stage of the AFC Champions League.[13]
Milla returned to Spain in the 2015 off-season, signing as Segunda División club CD Lugo head coach and resigning in late February 2016 in unclear circumstances.[14] The following season, in the same capacity, he joined Zaragoza also at that level,[15] being dismissed after only four months in charge and six matches without a win.[16]
On 21 January 2017, Milla succeeded Alfred Riedl at the helm of the Indonesia national team by signing a two-year deal.[17] In October 2018, he had his contract terminated by the Football Association of Indonesia.[18]
On 19 August 2022, Milla was announced as the new manager of Persib Bandung.[19]
On 15 July 2023, Milla resigned as Persib Bandung manager after 3 games without a win.
Milla's son, also named Luis, is also a footballer and a midfielder.[20]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Puçol | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 33.3 | |
| Spain U19 | 1 August 2008 | 5 July 2010 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 64.7 | |
| Spain U20 | 25 September 2009 | 5 October 2009 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | |
| Spain U21 | 1 August 2010 | 7 August 2012 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75.0 | |
| Spain U23 | 1 July 2012 | 7 August 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Al Jazira | 23 February 2013 | 25 October 2013 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 | |
| Lugo | 1 July 2015 | 24 February 2016 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 32.1 | |
| Zaragoza | 1 July 2016 | 24 October 2016 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25.0 | |
| Indonesia | 20 January 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.5 | |
| Indonesia U23 | 20 January 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43.3 | |
| Persib Bandung | 19 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56.7 | |
| Total | 200 | 89 | 49 | 62 | 44.5 | — | ||
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Spain U21
Spain U19
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