Manuel Martínez Lara

Manolo Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Martínez Lara
Date of birth	15 June 1980 (1980-06-15) (age 31)
Place of birth	Bigastro, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Recreativo
Number	18
Youth career
	Hércules
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2003	Hércules	118	(5)
2003–2007	Gimnàstic	77	(4)
2007–2010	Tenerife	111	(1)
2010–	Recreativo	40	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Manuel 'Manolo' Martínez Lara (born 15 June 1980 in Bigastro, Alicante) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva mainly as a defensive midfielder - he can also operate as a central defender.

Football career

Martínez started his professional career with local outfit Hércules CF, as a central defender. After years spent almost exclusively in Segunda División B, he had a brief spell in the top level, playing three matches for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and being released in the 2007 winter transfer window; his debut in the main competition consisted of 55 minutes of a 1–2 home loss against Celta de Vigo, on 10 September 2006.

Martínez then moved to CD Tenerife where he reconverted into a defensive midfielder, greatly helping the team return to the first division in 2008–09, after a seven-year hiatus. In the subsequent topflight campaign, he played more often than not in his secondary position - stopper - and his performances were overall poorer, with the Canary Islands outfit being immediately relegated, although it would only be certified in the last round, against Valencia CF (0–1 away defeat).

In August 2010, aged 30, Martínez did not renew his Tenerife link and agreed a two year-deal with another team in division two, Recreativo de Huelva.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile
• Guardian Stats Centre

Persondata
Name	Martinez Lara, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	15 June 1980
Place of birth	Bigastro, Spain
Date of death
Place of death