Manuel Lucena

Manolo Lucena

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lucena Medina
Date of birth	18 November 1982 (1982-11-18) (age 28)
Place of birth	Granada, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Granada
Number	18
Youth career
2000–2001	Imperio Albolote
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Arenas
2002–2004	Granada	64	(4)
2004–2005	Marino	32	(6)
2005–2006	Sporting Gijón	3	(0)
2006–	Granada	175	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Manuel 'Manolo' Lucena Medina (born 18 November 1982 in Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Granada CF in La Liga, as a central defender.

Club career

In 2002, Lucena joined hometown club Granada CF, at the time in Tercera División. After two years as a starter, he signed for Marino de Luanco in Segunda División B, being first-choice in his only season as the Asturias club narrowly avoided relegation.

In the 2005 summer, Lucena joined Sporting de Gijón in Segunda División. In January of the following year, after only three league appearances (seven minutes in total), he returned to Granada, being an essential defensive unit (and adding five goals) as the team promoted from the fourth level.

In the following three division three seasons, Lucena remained a key player for Granada, never appearing in less than 32 league games, and occasionally pitching in at defensive midfielder.^[1] In 2009–10, already as team captain, he contributed with 26 games and one goal as the team returned to the second division after 22 years.

In late June 2011, after a second consecutive promotion for Granada, with him as the club's only player from the region of Granada, Lucena renewed his contract for a further two seasons.^[2]

References

1. ^ Manolo Lucena, el 'controller' rojiblanco (Manolo Lucena, rojiblanco 'controller'); Tablón Deportivo, 29 September 2010 (Spanish)
2. ^ El capitán Manolo Lucena renueva su contrato con el Granada CF (Captain Manolo Lucena renews contract with Granada CF); Ideal, 26 June 2011 (Spanish)

External links

• Granada official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Lucena, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	18 November 1982
Place of birth	Granada, Spain
Date of death
Place of death