Manuel Fernández Muñiz

Manu

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Fernández Muñiz
Date of birth	9 May 1986
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	25
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–	Deportivo La Coruña	7	(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 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Manuel Fernández Muñiz (born 9 May 1986), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña 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

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004

References

1. "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