Luis Manuel Arias Vega

Luis Manuel Arias Vega (born 29 March 1967), known as Luis Manuel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Vega.

Luis Manuel
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel Arias Vega
Date of birth (1967-03-29) 29 March 1967
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Oviedo B
1986–1995 Oviedo 213 (1)
1995–1998 Salamanca 36 (0)
1998–2000 Toledo 77 (2)
2000–2001 Ponferradina 30 (1)
2001–2003 Águilas
National team
1989 Spain U21 1 (0)
1989–1992 Spain 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 195 La Liga matches over nine seasons, with Oviedo and Salamanca.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Luis Manuel spent most of his career with local Real Oviedo, playing nine full seasons with the first team and seven in La Liga. His debut in the competition came on 3 September 1988, in a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad.[1]

Luis Manuel played once in the UEFA Cup with his main club, the 1–0 home victory over Genoa C.F.C. for the 1991–92 edition (2–3 aggregate loss).[2] He left in 1995, going on to represent at the professional level UD Salamanca[3] and CD Toledo – the former side also in the top tier – and retiring for good in 2003 at the age of 36.

In the summer of 2004, Luis Manuel returned to Oviedo, being appointed director of football.

International career

Luis Manuel earned four caps for Spain, in slightly more than two years. His debut came on 13 December 1989 in a friendly with Switzerland, coming on as a second-half substitute for Genar Andrinúa in the 2–1 win in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[4]

References
  1. García, Víctor (4 September 1988). "1–0: El Oviedo volvió con victoria" [1–0: Oviedo returned with a win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. Fernández, Víctor (20 September 1991). "Una corta renta para el Oviedo" [Short lead for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. García, Pedro (2 June 1997). "Al Mallorca se le escapa el ascenso" [Mallorca let promotion slip away] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. Archs, Jordi (14 December 1989). "La selección no pudo dar su mejor imagen" [National team could not show best side]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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