Manolín (footballer, born 1928)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Career
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
He died on 25 July 2014 at the age of 86.[4]
Honours
- Athletic Club
- Copa del Rey: 1949–50, 1955[2]
- Copa Eva Duarte: 1950
- Real Madrid
References
- ^ "Profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Manolín dies, former player of Athletic, Real Madrid and Zaragoza". El País (in Spanish). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Manolín". Sigue a la Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Fallece el exjugador del Zaragoza Manuel Martínez, "Manolín"" (in Spanish). Aragon Digital. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.