José Manuel Contreras

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Personal information
José Contreras
Full name	José Manuel Contreras
Date of birth	January 19, 1986 (1986-01-19) (age 22)
Place of birth	Jutiapa, Guatemala
Height	1.76
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Comunicaciones
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-present	Comunicaciones	14 (3)
National team²
2006–	Guatemala	12 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

José Manuel "El Moyo" Contreras (born 19 January 1986) is a Guatemalan football midfielder who plays for local club Comunicaciones in the Guatemala's top division. He is also a member of the Guatemalan national team. He scored in the match versus El Salvador in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His debut match for the Guatemala senior side was against Haiti in august of 2006, where he also setup an assist to Mario Rodriguez in the 1-1 draw.

Recently Contreras played for the U-23 national team of Guatemala in a qualification to the 2008 beijing olympics, in which he led the team to a 1-0 victory against Haiti and an upseting 2-1 victory against Mexico. The Guatemala national team ended group stage in first spot and claimed a semifinal against Honduras in which they came short and fell in penalties 6-5. After playing brilliantly throughout the tournament he was named one of the "eleven best" in the tournament alongside teammate Carlos Castrillo. Recently Contreras signed with Promoter Cysterpiller who will promote him to play in Argentina or Mexico, Contacts have been made with Coach Miguel angel Brindisi so he can play for Atlas