Manuel Gaspar Haro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Gaspar Haro | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | El Palo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Málaga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 | Málaga B | 109 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Almería | 65 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Levante | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Málaga | 40 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cartagena | 20 | (0) |
| 2013 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 10 | (1) |
| 2013– | El Palo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Manuel 'Manolo' Gaspar Haro (born 3 February 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD El Palo as a right defender. His main asset is a long throw-in delivery.
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Gaspar started playing professionally with hometown Málaga CF's B-team, then spent two second division seasons with another outfit in the region, UD Almería, being named 2005–06's best right-back.
For the 2006–07 campaign, upon Levante UD's return to the top flight, Gaspar signed with the Valencian Community side, appearing scarcely throughout two seasons and facing relegation in his second, with the club immersed in a precarious financial situation.
In July 2008 Gaspar returned to Málaga: pretty much absent of the lineups during the most part of the campaign, he was heavily used in the final months. In 2009–10 he again appeared regularly, mainly due to injuries to teammates; however, on 3 April 2010, it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season because of an inflamed appendix, which was successfully operated and removed.[1]
Gaspar continued to be used exclusively as a backup in the 2010–11 season, by both Jesualdo Ferreira and his successor Manuel Pellegrini. In mid-June 2011, aged 30, he left Málaga and returned to the second level, signing for FC Cartagena.
References
- ↑ Manolo Gaspar, operado de apendicitis (Manolo Gaspar underwent apendicitis surgery); Málaga's official website, 3 April 2010 (Spanish)