Manolo (footballer, born 1985)

Manolo
Personal information
Full name	Manuel López Escámez
Date of birth	25 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bullas, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Caravaca
Youth career
	Ciudad Murcia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Ciudad Murcia B
2006–2007	Ciudad Murcia
2007–2009	Rayo Vallecano
2009–2010	Toledo
2011–2012	Roquetas
2012–2013	Bullense
2013–2016	UCAM Murcia
2016–2019	Jumilla
2019–2020	Murcia
2020–2021	Racing Murcia
2021–2022	Bullense
2022–2023	Caravaca
2023	Bullense
2024–	Caravaca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Manuel López Escámez (born 25 November 1985), commonly known as Manolo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Caravaca as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bullas, Region of Murcia, Manolo graduated from Ciudad de Murcia's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves, playing several seasons in the regional leagues. In the 2006 summer he was promoted to the main squad, in Segunda División.

On 2 September 2006 Manolo played his first professional match, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Xerez CD.^[1] He scored his first goal on 5 May of the following year, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Hércules CF.^[2]

On 2 August 2007 Manolo moved to Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División B.^[3] After appearing rarely in his first campaign, which ended in promotion, he still managed to appear in 14 matches during his second (only two starts, however).

On 1 September 2009 Manolo left the Madrid outfit and joined CD Toledo, in the third level.^[4] He subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing CD Roquetas,^[5] CD Bullense, UCAM Murcia CF, FC Jumilla, Real Murcia^[6] and Racing Murcia FC.

References

^ El Xerez no falla ante el Ciudad de Murcia y vuelve a ganar (Xerez does not fails against Ciudad de Murcia and is back to winning ways); Marca, 2 September 2006 (in Spanish)
^ Tote salva un punto para el Hércules que seguirá sufriendo (Tote saves point for a Hércules which will keep suffering); Marca, 5 May 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Tete y Manolo, nuevos jugadores del Rayo Vallecano (Tete and Manolo, new players of Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Herald, 2 August 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Manolo se marcha al CD Toledo (Manolo goes to CD Toledo); Rayo Herald, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Manolo, ex del CD Toledo, ficha por el Roquetas (Manolo, former CD Toledo player, signs for Roquetas); El Digital Deportivo, 30 August 2010 (in Spanish)
^ "Manolo, experiencia y calidad para el mediocampo grana" [Manolo, quality and experience for the grana midfield] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

Manolo at BDFutbol
Manolo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Manolo at Soccerway
Manolo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

[1] El Xerez no falla ante el Ciudad de Murcia y vuelve a ganar (Xerez does not fails against Ciudad de Murcia and is back to winning ways); Marca, 2 September 2006 (in Spanish)

[2] Tote salva un punto para el Hércules que seguirá sufriendo (Tote saves point for a Hércules which will keep suffering); Marca, 5 May 2007 (in Spanish)

[3] Tete y Manolo, nuevos jugadores del Rayo Vallecano (Tete and Manolo, new players of Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Herald, 2 August 2007 (in Spanish)

[4] Manolo se marcha al CD Toledo (Manolo goes to CD Toledo); Rayo Herald, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)

[5] Manolo, ex del CD Toledo, ficha por el Roquetas (Manolo, former CD Toledo player, signs for Roquetas); El Digital Deportivo, 30 August 2010 (in Spanish)

[6] "Manolo, experiencia y calidad para el mediocampo grana" [Manolo, quality and experience for the grana midfield] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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