Manuel Martínez Canales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Martínez Canales | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Getxo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2014 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1944-1946 | Puerto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1947 | Arenas Club | ||
| 1947–1948 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 1948-1949 | Racing de Ferrol | ||
| 1949–1955 | Athletic Bilbao | 160 | (7) |
| 1955–1956 | Real Madrid | 9 | (1) |
| 1956–1959 | Real Zaragoza | 41 | (0) |
| 1959–1960 | Recreativo de Huelva | 8 | (0) |
| 1960 | SD Indautxu | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1953 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Manuel Martínez Canales (21 May 1928 – 25 July 2014), known as Manolín was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Getxo, Manolín played for first division sides Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza.[1] He retired in 1960 after short spells with Segunda División sides Recreativo de Huelva and SD Indautxu.[2]
Manolín earned one cap for the Spanish national side, playing against Argentina in Buenos Aires on 5 July 1953.[3]
Death
He died on 25 July 2014 at the age of 86.[4]
Honours
- Athletic Club
- Copa del Rey: 1949–50, 1955[2]
- Copa Eva Duarte: 1950
- Real Madrid
References
- ↑ "Profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Manolín dies, former player of Athletic, Real Madrid and Zaragoza". El País (in Spanish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Manolín". Sigue a la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Fallece el exjugador del Zaragoza Manuel Martínez, "Manolín"" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.