Manu Sánchez (footballer, born 1979)

Antonio Manuel 'Manu' Sánchez Gómez (born 25 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Manu Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Antonio Manuel Sánchez Gómez
Date of birth (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Real Madrid C
1998–2001 Real Madrid B 68 (9)
2002–2007 Málaga 97 (7)
2007–2008 Hércules 10 (0)
2009–2010 Antequera 10 (1)
Total 185 (17)
National team
1997 Spain U17 4 (2)
1997–1998 Spain U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Sánchez was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga. He came through the ranks of Real Madrid but never made it past the reserves. He was however included in Real's squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[1] He joined local Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used over five and a half seasons.

Manu's best output came in the 2002–03 campaign, with six La Liga goals in 36 appearances – including a brace against Athletic Bilbao on 9 March 2003 for a 3–0 home win[2][3][4][5][6]– with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia team reach the UEFA Cup via the success in the Intertoto Cup.

In the summer of 2007, after having appeared in only three Segunda División games during the season, Sánchez signed with fellow league side Hércules CF, being released at the end of the campaign after playing in just ten out of 42 possible matches. In early 2009 he joined lowly Antequera CF in a return to his native region, with the club being eventually relegated to Tercera División.

Honours

Málaga

References
  1. "Real Madrid". FIFA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "Angulo salva al Valencia de su primera derrota" [Angulo saves Valencia from first loss]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 September 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. Guisasola, Carlos (6 October 2002). "El Málaga no pone límites a su ilusión" [The sky is the limit for Málaga]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. "El Málaga se divierte ante el Athletic" [Málaga have fun against Athletic]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 March 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. "Tamudo saca al Espanyol del descenso" [Tamudo takes Espanyol from relegation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 March 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. Fornet, Óscar (18 May 2003). "El Málaga facilita el regreso del Madrid al Bernabéu" [Málaga make Madrid's return to the Bernabéu easy]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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