Manuel Zúñiga

Manuel Zúñiga

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Zúñiga Fernández
Date of birth	29 June 1960 (1960-06-29) (age 51)
Place of birth	Luciana, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Écija (coach)
Youth career
	Calvo Sotelo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1979	Calvo Sotelo	26	(3)
1979–1988	Español	259	(18)
1981	→ Cádiz (loan)	10	(3)
1988–1991	Sevilla	64	(1)
1991–1993	Sabadell	24	(1)
1993–1996	Écija	81	(1)
National team
1977–1978	Spain U18	10	(0)
1979	Spain U19	3	(0)
1979	Spain U20	3	(1)
1979–1987	Spain U21	6	(0)
1986–1988	Spain U23	4	(2)
1980	Spain amateur	1	(0)
Teams managed
2010–	Écija
* 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 Zúñiga and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Manuel Zúñiga Fernández (born 29 June 1960 in Luciana, Ciudad Real) is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a right midfielder.

Club career

After starting professionally with lowly CD Calvo Sotelo, in the third category, Zúñiga moved in 1979 for RCD Español, being immediately cast in the side's rotation, at just 19.

After only three matches in his second season, which also included a loan to Cádiz CF, he went on to average more 30 league matches per season in the following years, including 43 - with two goals - in 1986–87, as the Catalans qualified for the UEFA Europa League; in the subsequent continental competition, he helped the club reach the final, but missed his penalty in the shootout, in an eventual loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

In the following three years, Zúñiga played for Sevilla FC, where he still was regularly used. After 1991–92 spent with CE Sabadell FC, in the second division, he moved to Écija Balompié, helping it promote to level two in 1995, and partnering Real Betis and Real Madrid legend Rafael Gordillo in his last season, 1995–96.

International career

A longtime Spanish U21 international, Zúñiga never gained however a single senior cap; he did represent the nation at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Espanyol biography (Spanish)
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
• Manuel Zúñiga – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Zuniga, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	29 June 1960
Place of birth	Luciana, Spain
Date of death
Place of death