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Manu Sánchez Personal information Full name Antonio Manuel Sánchez Gómez Date of birth January 25, 1979 Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Retired Youth career Real Madrid Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–1999 Real Madrid C 1999–2001 Real Madrid B 60 (9) 2002–2007 Málaga 97 (7) 2007–2008 Hércules 10 (0) 2009–2010 Antequera 10 (1) National team 1997 Spain U17 4 (2) 1997–1998 Spain U18 2 (0) * 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 Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.Antonio Manuel 'Manu' Sánchez Gómez (born 25 January 1979 in Fuengirola, Málaga) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
After growing through the ranks of Real Madrid (never making it past the reserve side, however), Sánchez joined Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used during five 1/2 seasons.
Manu's best output came in 2002–03, with six La Liga goals in 36 appearances (including a brace against Athletic Bilbao on 9 March 2003, for a 3–0 home win), with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia outfit reach the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup success.
In the 2007 summer, after only having appeared in three Segunda División games for Málaga during the season, Sánchez signed with fellow league side Hércules CF, being released at the end of the campaign after just 10 out of 42 possible appearances. In mid–2009, he joined lowly local outfit Antequera CF, which was relegated to Tercera División at the season's end.
Honours
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Fuengirola
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Málaga CF footballers
- Hércules CF footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
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