Manuel Fernández Muñiz

Manu
Personal information
Full nameManuel Fernández Muñiz
Date of birth9 May 1986
Place of birthGijón, Spain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Alavés
Number13
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2006Sporting B26(0)
2005–2007Sporting Gijón2(0)
2007–2009Deportivo B44(0)
2009–2011Deportivo La Coruña9(0)
2011–2012Recreativo35(0)
2012–2014Alcorcón43(0)
2014–Alavés27(0)
National team
2002Spain U163(0)
2002Spain U171(0)
2004Spain U192(0)
2005Spain U201(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Muñiz.

Manuel Fernández Muñiz, commonly known as Manu (born 9 May 1986), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a goalkeeper.

Football 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.

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ "Deportivo's Euro hopes dented". ESPN Soccernet. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

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