Lolo (footballer, born 1993)

Manuel Coronado Pla (born 7 April 1993), commonly known as Lolo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mérida AD.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coronado and the second or maternal family name is Pla.
Lolo
Personal information
Full name Manuel Coronado Pla
Date of birth (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993
Place of birth Mérida, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mérida
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Valladolid B 63 (17)
2012–2013 Valladolid 7 (0)
2013–2016 Benfica B 35 (10)
2014–2015 → Lugo (loan) 23 (3)
2015–2016 → Cádiz (loan) 37 (9)
2016–2017 Necaxa 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Toledo (loan) 26 (14)
2017–2019 Elche 20 (2)
2018 → Recreativo (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Valencia B (loan) 13 (5)
2019–2020 Gimnàstic 15 (0)
2020–2021 Guijuelo 12 (5)
2021– Mérida 39 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Having spent his early career at Valladolid in La Liga, Lugo in Segunda División and Benfica B in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, he played most of it in the lower leagues of his country. He made over 140 appearances and scored over 40 goals in the Spanish third tier, in service of eight clubs.

Club career

Valladolid

Born in Mérida, Extremadura, Lolo began his career with Real Valladolid's youth sides, and made his senior debut in 2010–11 for the B team in the Tercera División. On 20 August 2012, he appeared in his first official game with the main squad, playing the last four minutes in a 1–0 La Liga away win over Real Zaragoza, the first matchday of the season.[1]

Benfica

Lolo signed for S.L. Benfica in Portugal on 2 August 2013 in spite of being threatened by his former club,[2] which later led to compensation as his link was not severed by mutual consent.[3] He was assigned to the reserves and played his first match for them on the 26th, coming from the bench in the 81st minute of the Segunda Liga home fixture against Portimonense S.C. and scoring the final goal in a 3–0 victory.[4]

On 30 August 2014, Lolo was loaned to Segunda División's CD Lugo on a season-long deal.[5] The following summer, he joined Segunda División B side Cádiz CF also on loan.[6]

Elche

In the 2016 off-season, Lolo was acquired by Mexican club Club Necaxa, but was immediately loaned back to CD Toledo of the Spanish third tier.[7] He helped them to finish second in their group, and then signed for Elche CF of the same league in July 2017.[8]

Lolo contributed two goals in Elche's promotion campaign (five in all competitions),[9] but spent the following season on loan at Recreativo de Huelva[10] and Valencia CF Mestalla.[11]

Later career

On 14 July 2019, Lolo signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[12] but was unregistered from the main squad the following transfer window due to poor performances, and terminated his contract in March 2020.[13]

In September 2020, Lolo signed for CD Guijuelo.[14] His only season was marred by injury and resulted in a double relegation to the new Tercera Federación following a league restructuring; he signed for his hometown club Mérida AD in the league above in June 2021.[15] Including the Copa Federación, he scored 12 times in 34 total games as his first campaign at the Estadio Romano ended in promotion via the playoffs; his deal was then extended for a second year.[16]

References
  1. "Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza". ESPN FC. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "Lolo assina apesar da ameaça do Valladolid" [Lolo signs in spite of Valladolid threat]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "Lolo: Benfica vai pagar indemnização ao Valladolid" [Lolo: Benfica will compensate Valladolid] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "Benfica B soma primeira vitória frente ao Portimonense" [Benfica B get first win against Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "Cesión de Manuel Coronado Plá "Lolo"" [Loan of Manuel Coronado Plá "Lolo"] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. "Lolo Pla se incorpora al Cádiz y refuerza la delantera" [Lolo Pla added to Cádiz to bolster offense] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "Lolo Pla nuevo jugador del Club Deportivo Toledo" [Lolo Pla new Club Deportivo Toledo player] (in Spanish). CD Toledo. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. "Lolo Plá refuerza al Elche C.F." [Lolo Plá bolsters Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. Díaz, Adrián (24 July 2018). "Collantes y Lolo Plá, descartados" [Collantes and Lolo Plá, released] (in Spanish). Diario Franjiverde. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "Lolo Plá llega cedido" [Lolo Plá arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  11. "Lolo Plá ficha por el Valencia Mestalla" [Lolo Plá signs for Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. "Lolo Plá signa amb el Nàstic" [Lolo Plá signs with Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. M. Izquierdo, Vicente (2 March 2020). "El Gimnàstic y Lolo Plá acuerdan la rescisión del contrato del futbolista" [Gimnàstic and Lolo Plá agree the rescision of the contract of the footballer]. Diari Més (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  14. "El CD Guijuelo dice adiós a Pablo Espina y ficha al delantero Lolo Plá" [CD Guijuelo say goodbye to Pablo Espina and sign the forward Lolo Plá]. La Crónica de Salamanca (in Spanish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. Saavedra, Nono (18 June 2021). "Lolo Pla, fichaje ilusionante del Mérida" [Lolo Plá, exciting signing for Mérida]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. Saavedra, Nono (27 June 2022). "Lolo Plá seguirá abanderando el proyecto del Mérida" [Lolo Plá will continue carrying the flag of Mérida's project]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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