Manolo (footballer, born 1985)

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Escámez.
Manolo
Personal information
Full name Manuel López Escámez
Date of birth (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985
Place of birth Bullas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Murcia
Number 8
Youth career
Ciudad Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ciudad Murcia B
2006–2007 Ciudad Murcia 11 (1)
2007–2009 Rayo Vallecano 22 (1)
2009–2010 Toledo 22 (1)
2011–2012 Roquetas 54 (5)
2012–2013 Bullense 21 (7)
2013–2016 UCAM Murcia 76 (7)
2016–2019 Jumilla 94 (2)
2019–2020 Murcia 22 (0)
2020– Racing Murcia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2020

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
  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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