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Manolín (footballer, born 1928)

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Manolín
Personal information
Full name Manuel Martínez Canales
Date of birth (1928-05-21)21 May 1928
Place of birth Getxo, Spain
Date of death 25 July 2014(2014-07-25) (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.

Career

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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]

Death

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He died on 25 July 2014 at the age of 86.[4]

Honours

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Athletic Club
Real Madrid

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Manolín dies, former player of Athletic, Real Madrid and Zaragoza". El País (in Spanish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Manolín". Sigue a la Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Fallece el exjugador del Zaragoza Manuel Martínez, "Manolín"" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.