Manuel Gaspar Haro

Manolo Gaspar
Personal information
Full nameManuel Gaspar Haro
Date of birth3 February 1981
Place of birthMálaga, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
El Palo
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004Málaga B109(1)
2004–2006Almería65(0)
2006–2008Levante28(0)
2008–2011Málaga40(0)
2011–2012Cartagena20(0)
2013Olympiakos Nicosia10(1)
2013–El Palo52(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gaspar and the second or maternal family name is Haro.

Manuel 'Manolo' Gaspar Haro (born 3 February 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD El Palo as a right back. 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 club in the region, UD Almería, being named 2005–06's best right-back.

For 2006–07, upon Levante UD's return to La Liga, Gaspar signed with the Valencian Community side, appearing scarcely in 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

  1. Manolo Gaspar, operado de apendicitis (Manolo Gaspar underwent apendicitis surgery); Málaga's official website, 3 April 2010 (Spanish)

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