Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1944–1947 | Puerto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947–1948 | Guecho | 11 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Racing de Ferrol | 20 | (2) |
1949–1955 | Athletic Bilbao | 160 | (7) |
1955–1956 | Real Madrid | 9 | (1) |
1956–1959 | Zaragoza | 41 | (0) |
1959–1960 | Recreativo | 8 | (0) |
1960 | Indauchu | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1953 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1964 | Alavés | ||
1964–1965 | Badalona | ||
1967–1969 | Arenas Club | ||
1969–1970 | Villosa | ||
1971–1972 | Palencia | ||
1972–1973 | Orense | ||
1973 | Mallorca | ||
1974 | Orense | ||
1975–1976 | Guecho | ||
1976–1977 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
1977–1978 | Lugo | ||
1978 | Baracaldo | ||
1979 | Guecho | ||
1980–1981 | Lugo | ||
1981–1983 | Orense | ||
1983–1984 | Lugo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel Martínez Canales (21 May 1928 – 25 July 2014), known as Manolín was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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]
He died on 25 July 2014 at the age of 86. [4]