Manuel Castiñeiras

Manuel Castiñeiras
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Castiñeiras Porto
Date of birth	7 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Compostela, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Compostela B
2001–2004	Compostela
2004–2006	Eibar
2006–2007	Tenerife
2007–2010	Racing Ferrol
2010–2011	Cerceda
2011–2015	Compostela
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Castiñeiras Porto (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Castiñeiras' career was mainly associated with local SD Compostela. He represented them in four levels of Spanish football, the highest being Segunda División.

Other than the Galicians, in that level Castiñeiras also played for SD Eibar, CD Tenerife^[1] and Racing de Ferrol,^[2] for a total of 138 matches over five seasons. On 30 January 2015, the 35-year-old Compostela captain accepted to retire so that newly-signed Yacine Qasmi could be registered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation;^[3] he joined the club's organigram immediately afterwards.^[4]

^ "Manuel Castiñeiras: "El resultado es injusto"" [Manuel Castiñeiras: "The score is unfair"] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "Manuel Castiñeiras destaca el espíritu de lucha del Eibar" [Manuel Castiñeiras highlights Eibar's fighting spirit]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 10 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ García Reigosa, Manuel (30 January 2015). "Manuel Castiñeiras se retira para hacer sitio a Yacine en el Compos" [Manuel Castiñeiras retires to make way for Yacine at Compos]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "Manuel Castiñeiras deja el fútbol" [Manuel Castiñeiras leaves football]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.