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Full name | Manuel Sánchez Delgado | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Cáceres, Spain | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Diocesano | |||
Cacereño | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1982–1983 | Cacereño | ||
1983–1985 | Sabadell | 36 | (14) |
1985–1988 | Murcia | 107 | (29) |
1988–1995 | Atlético Madrid | 219 | (76) |
1995–1997 | Mérida | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
1982 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Spain U18 | 12 | (3) |
1987 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
1988–1992 | Spain | 28 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
2007 | Pegaso | ||
2008–2009 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
2010 | Cacereño | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Manuel Sánchez Delgado (born 17 January 1965 in Cáceres, Extremadura), nicknamed Manolo, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
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Manolo grew up in the ranks of local CP Cacereño, also making his senior debuts with the club, at the age of 17. After two years with CE Sabadell FC, the last in the second division, he moved to Real Murcia in the same level, helping it promote to La Liga in his first season, then netting 12 goals in 36 matches in the following campaign, with the team retaining its top flight status.
In the 1988 summer, Manolo joined Atlético Madrid, where he knew his most successful years, with a formidable offensive partnership with Paulo Futre. With countless assists from the Portuguese, he was crowned top scorer in 1991–92, with 27 goals, adding that season's - and the previous' - domestic cups.
Manolo retired from the game in 1997, after two seasons with CP Mérida where he failed to appear in any games due to a serious tibia injury, one in the second division; he was just three goals shy of 100 in the Spanish top level. In 2007, he started coaching, first with Galáctico Pegaso, going on to spend several seasons in the lower leagues.
Immediately after having been bought by the Colchoneros, Manolo made his debut for Spain, appearing and scoring against Republic of Ireland on 16 November 1988, for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification stages.
He would total 28 caps and nine goals, representing the nation in the finals in Italy, where he only appeared in the first group stage match, against Uruguay (0–0).[1]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 1988 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
2. | 8 February 1989 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
3. | 23 March 1989 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | Malta | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
4. | 23 March 1989 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | Malta | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
5. | 15 November 1989 | Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | Hungary | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
6. | 21 February 1990 | Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
7. | 28 March 1990 | La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain | Austria | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
8. | 27 March 1991 | El Sardinero, Santander, Spain | Hungary | 1–1 | 2–4 | Friendly |
9. | 4 September 1991 | Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain | Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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