Manuel Fernández Muñiz
Manu (left) in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Fernández Muñiz | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Machine Sazi | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting Gijón | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Sporting B | 26 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Sporting Gijón | 2 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Deportivo B | 44 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Recreativo | 35 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Alcorcón | 43 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Alavés | 29 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Deportivo La Coruña | 8 | (0) |
2016– | Machine Sazi | 10 | (0) |
National team | |||
2002 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
2002 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
2004 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. |
Manuel Fernández Muñiz (born 9 May 1986), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Iranian club Machine Sazi F.C. as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, and a product of Mareo, Sporting de Gijón's youth academy, Manu made his professional debuts during the 2005–06 season, with the club in Segunda División. In 2007 he joined Deportivo de La Coruña, spending the major part of his first two years with its B-side.
In the 2009–10 campaign, after Gustavo Munúa's departure to Málaga CF, Manu was promoted to Daniel Aranzubia's backup. On 23 March 2010, after the latter was sent off against precisely Sporting Gijón (Depor eventually finished with nine players) at the 10-minute mark, he made his La Liga debut, in a 1–2 away loss.[1]
Due to injury to Aranzubia, Manu started 2010–11's first six games then returned to the bench, appearing in the Copa del Rey as Deportivo was eventually relegated after 20 years. In July he signed with another team in the second division, Recreativo de Huelva, and continued competing in that level in the following years, in representation of AD Alcorcón and Deportivo Alavés.
Honours
- Spain U19
References
- ↑ "Deportivo's Euro hopes dented". ESPN Soccernet. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
External links
- Manu profile at BDFutbol
- Manu profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Manu – FIFA competition record
- Manu profile at Soccerway