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Manolo Hierro Personal information Full name Manuel Ruiz Hierro Date of birth 8 February 1962 Place of birth Vélez-Málaga, Spain Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back Youth career Málaga Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1980–1984 Málaga B ? (?) 1981–1986 Málaga 50 (4) 1986–1988 Valladolid 57 (4) 1988 Barcelona 0 (0) 1988–1989 Betis 24 (1) 1989–1992 Tenerife 74 (2) Total 199 (11) Teams managed 2006 Málaga 2007–2008 Puertollano * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Hierro.Manuel "Manolo" Ruiz Hierro (born 8 February 1962) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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Playing career
Born in Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia, Hierro started playing professionally with local CD Málaga, but only appeared 19 times for the first team in his first three seasons combined, also suffering La Liga relegation in the last one. After one more year in Segunda División, he signed with Real Valladolid in the top level.
After helping the Castile and León outfit finish eighth in his second season, with one of the best defensive records in the competition (38 matches, 34 goals), Hierro signed with FC Barcelona, but only lasted a few months in Catalonia, moving in the next transfer window to Real Betis. Suffering top flight relegation with the Andalusians, he subsequently joined CD Tenerife - also in the top division - and retired from football at only 30, having amassed professional totals of 199 games and 11 goals.
Post-retirement
After retiring as a player, Hierro served as director of football to his first team - now renamed Málaga CF - for several seasons. In early 2006, following the dismissal of Antonio Tapia, he was named head coach, as the club was eventually relegated from the first division.
Personal life
Hierro was the second of three siblings who were all footballers, and defenders. His older brother, Antonio, played almost exclusively for Málaga, while the youngest, Fernando, represented namely Real Madrid - including as club captain - and scored more than 20 goals in nearly 90 appearances for the Spanish national team.
From 1980–86, Manuel and Antonio played together in Málaga, and Fernando was Manuel's teammate at Valladolid for one season.
External links
Málaga CF – managers Urquiri (1948–49) · Zamora (1949–51) · Mújica (1952) · Chales (1952) · Herrera (1953) · Chales (1953) · Pasarín (1954) · Chales (1955) · Acevedo (1955) · Chales (1956) · Tellechea (1965–57) · Chales (1958) · Cuevas (1958) · Chales (1958) · Nocera (1959) · Rubio (1959) · Lele (1959–60) · Melicua (1960–61) · Barinaga (1961–62) · Chales (1963) · Biosca (1963) · Zarraga (1964) · Balmanya (1964–65) · Miró (1965–66) · Pons (1966–67) · Bumbel (1968) · Zarraga (1969) · Santiago (1969) · Kalmár (1970–72) · Carmona (1972) · Domingo (1972–74) · Carmona (1975) · Pavić (1975–77) · Fuentes (1977) · Bumbel (1978) · Viberti (1978–80) · Ben Barek (1980–81) · Benítez (1981–85) · D'Accorso (1985) · Fuentes (1986) · Benítez (1986–87) · Kubala (1987–88) · Sánchez (1988) · Costa (1988–89) · Benítez (1989–90) · W. Ramos (1990) · Ben Barek (1991–92) · Sotillo (1992) · Nene (1992) · Rosas (1992–93) · Nene (1993) · Ortiz (1993–94) · Albis (1994) · García (1994) · Benítez (1994–95) · Rueda (1996) · Cayuela (1996) · Moreno (1996) · Novoa (1997) · Albis (1997) · Plaza (1997) · Galán (1998) · Peiró (1998–2003) · J. Ramos (2003–04) · Manzano (2004–05) · Tapia (2005–06) · Hierro (2006) · Alonso (2006) · Muñiz (2006–08) · Tapia (2008–09) · Muñiz (2009–10) · Ferreira (2010) · Gil (2010) · Pellegrini (2010–)
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Málaga (province)
- Spanish footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- CD Málaga footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- Real Betis footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Spanish football managers
- Málaga CF managers
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