This 23rd April 2020 will go down in history as the first International Book Day held within this period of confinement due to the state of alarm in place in Spain and around the world. There are no football matches taking place at the moment, but there’s a lot of footballing history that has been recorded on hundreds of pages over the years. Málaga journalists and authors have written about the achievements of Málaga CF and the former CD Málaga. The Champions League, promotions, relegations and less happier times. Life is made up of moments of joy and sadness, and Málaga CF is no different. The passion of the Blue and Whites in words.
We can’t watch our team in action at La Rosaleda, but we can learn who we are, where we came from and why we’re Malaguistas. These are some titles we recommend:
‘CD Málaga De Memoria’. Written by Paco Cañete
Published in 2019 this book is a journey, from the point of view of a fan who ended up being a sports journalist, focused from the 1948-1949 season, with the promotion to the top flight of Spanish football, until 1992, the year CD Málaga disappeared.
‘Medio siglo de vida del CD Málaga’. Written by Juan Cortés
This book, published in 1995, was written by journalist Juan Cortés, and recalls the history of CD Málaga in the First, Second and Third Divisions. The promotions, relegations, major wins, etc. The book details historic matches, results and players of the time.
This author’s other works include:
‘En primera fila’
‘Un equipo de primera’
‘Recuerdos de mi Málaga’
The books of Fernando González Mart (Fidelito)
Fernando González Martínez, also known as Fidelito, wrote more than 40 books about football, with CD Málaga as the main feature. He was a sports journalist between the 30s and 80s. In his collection are works including:
‘Fases históricas del CD Málaga (45 años de fútbol malagueño)’
‘Vivencias y conquistas del CD Málaga’
‘¿Adónde vas, fútbol?’
‘El fútbol en Málaga cumple 60 años’
‘Medio siglo de periodismo. El deporte de Málaga a través de una pluma’
‘Mi último pase’. Written by Daniel Marín and José Luis Malo.
This edition, edited by The MCF Foundation, is the autobiography of former footballer Carlos Alejandro Sierra Fumero ‘Sandro’ and tells the different stages of the career of the player born in Las Galletas (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) during his time with Tenerife, Real Madrid, Las Palmas, Newcastle, Levante and of course Málaga.
‘Ascenso plateado’. Written by Paco Alba.
Alba recounts the feat achieved in the 1997-98 and 98-99 seasons, in which the team achieved two consecutive promotions, moving up from Segunda B to the top flight of Spanish football, the First Division.
‘Málaga CF a Champions League. Año cero. Un año ilusionante’. Written by Manuel del Río Carmona
Published in 2017, this book focuses on the 2012/13 season when Málaga CF surprised Europe by playing, for the first time in history, the biggest competition on the continent. the UEFA Champions League, with Manuel Pellegrini at the helm of the Blue and Whites. Panathinaikos, Zenit St. Petersburg, AC Milan and FC Porto all succumbed to the Malaguista squad, who didn’t lose a match at home at La Rosaleda.
Happy reading!
