Antonio Manuel 'Manu' Sánchez Gómez (born 25 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Manuel Sánchez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuengirola, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 1998–2001 | Real Madrid B | 68 | (9) |
| 2002–2007 | Málaga | 97 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Hércules | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Antequera | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 185 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Sánchez was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga. He came through the ranks of Real Madrid but never made it past the reserves;[1] he was however included in their squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[2] He joined local Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used over five and a half seasons.
Manu's best output came in the 2002–03 campaign, with six La Liga goals in 36 appearances – including a brace against Athletic Bilbao on 9 March 2003 for a 3–0 home win[3][4][5][6][7]– with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia team to reach the UEFA Cup via success in the Intertoto Cup.[8]
In the summer of 2007, after having appeared in only three Segunda División games during the season due to contractual problems, Sánchez signed with Hércules CF in the same league,[9] being released at the end of the campaign after playing just ten out of a possible 42 matches. In early 2009 he joined lowly Antequera CF in a return to his native region,[10] with the club being eventually relegated to Tercera División.
Honours edit
Málaga
References edit
- ^ Montero, Mario (19 December 2002). ""No quiero volver al Real Madrid, sino triunfar aquí"" ["I don't want to return to Real Madrid, I want to make it big here instead"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Narváez, Diego (4 March 2003). "Manu, el alumno aplicado" [Manu, the hard-working student]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Angulo salva al Valencia de su primera derrota" [Angulo saves Valencia from first loss]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 September 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Guisasola, Carlos (6 October 2002). "El Málaga no pone límites a su ilusión" [The sky is the limit for Málaga]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "El Málaga se divierte ante el Athletic" [Málaga have fun against Athletic]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 March 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Tamudo saca al Espanyol del descenso" [Tamudo takes Espanyol from relegation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 March 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Fornet, Óscar (18 May 2003). "El Málaga facilita el regreso del Madrid al Bernabéu" [Málaga make Madrid's return to the Bernabéu easy]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ a b "The Intertoto comes of age". Málaga CF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Manu, sin rencores hacia el Málaga, su ex equipo" [Manu, holding no grudges against Málaga, his former team]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Sánchez, Alejandro (25 February 2009). "Óscar Silva: "No esperaba que la Balona estuviese tan abajo"" [Óscar Silva: "I did not expect for Balona to be this bad in the table"] (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links edit
- Manu Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Manu Sánchez at Soccerway