The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 46- Miguel Vázquez

Leading & Learning, Cones and Berlin Beginnings- Miguel Vázquez

Miguel Vázquez joins us to talk through his career in the sport. Miguel details his path to quidditch via Fencing & Rugby, the early days of Spanish quidditch, the development of the Spanish national team and its various milestones, club level quidditch with the Madrid teams and the Bizkaia Boggarts, his leadership style, and his move to playing with Berlin Bluecaps and training with the German national team.


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