Manu Sánchez

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 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.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

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

Football career

Sánchez was born in Fuengirola, Málaga. After growing through the ranks of Real Madrid (never making it past the reserve side, however) he joined local Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used during five 1/2 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 – with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia club reach the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup success.

In the 2007 summer, after only having appeared in 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

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