Manu (footballer, born 1984)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Morgade.
Manu
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade
Date of birth (1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Wädenswil, Switzerland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
CD Ourense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 CD Ourense 57 (6)
2007–2017 Lugo 344 (19)
2017–2018 Cultural Leonesa 2 (0)
2018–2019 Elche 22 (0)
2019–2022 Coruxo 67 (1)
2022–2024 Ourense CF 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing with CD Ourense in the Segunda División B. He remained in that level the following eight seasons, signing in summer 2007 with Galician neighbours CD Lugo.[1]

In the 2011–12 campaign, Manu contributed 43 matches (all starts) and five goals as the club promoted to Segunda División for the second time in its history, the first in 20 years.[2][3] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 home win against Hércules CF, scoring the game's only goal through a penalty kick;[4] he served as team captain for several seasons.[5][6]

On 4 July 2017, after one decade with Lugo, free agent Manu joined fellow second-tier side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[7] The following 25 January, he signed for Elche CF of the third division after severing ties with the former.[8][9]

Manu continued competing in the lower leagues until his retirement, with Coruxo FC[10] and Ourense CF.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ourense 2003–04 Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 2[a] 0 15 0
2004–05 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2005–06 6 1 1 0 — 7 1
2006–07 33 5 0 0 — 33 5
Total 57 6 1 0 2 0 60 6
Lugo 2007–08 Segunda División B 35 2 0 0 — 35 2
2008–09 35 0 1 0 — 36 0
2009–10 20 0 0 0 — 20 0
2010–11 37 5 0 0 6[a] 0 43 5
2011–12 37 5 1 0 6[a] 0 44 5
2012–13 Segunda División 42 3 1 0 — 43 3
2013–14 41 2 2 0 — 43 2
2014–15 36 2 0 0 — 36 2
2015–16 38 0 1 0 — 39 0
2016–17 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Total 344 19 6 0 12 0 362 19
Cultural Leonesa 2017–18 Segunda División 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
Elche 2017–18 Segunda División B 12 0 — 6[a] 0 18 0
2018–19 Segunda División 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 24 0 3 0 6 0 33 0
Coruxo 2019–20 Segunda División B 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2020–21 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 35 0 2 0 0 0 37 0
Career total 462 25 14 0 20 0 496 25
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ^ Manu: "De los 200 partidos, me quedo con el ascenso y el debut en Segunda" (Manu: "Of the 200 games, my favourite are the promotion and the Segunda debut"); La Información, 8 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Lugo, en Segunda 20 años después (Lugo, to Segunda 20 years later); Faro de Vigo, 25 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Manu, el indestructible (Manu, indestructible one); La Voz de Galicia, 23 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Manu se empeña en escribir la historia lucense (Manu committed in writing lucense history); Marca, 18 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Manu y Óscar rompen récords (Manu and Óscar breaking records); La Voz de Galicia, 26 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Manu, capitán del CD Lugo, apadrina el campus de junio (Manu, CD Lugo captain, sponsors June campus); Faro de Vigo, 21 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Alta Jose Manuel Rodríguez (Manu) (Jose Manuel Rodríguez (Manu) in); Cultural Leonesa, 4 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Oficial | Manu, nuevo refuerzo para el Elche C.F. (Official | Manu, new addition for Elche C.F.); Elche CF, 25 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El lateral zurdo Manu se incorpora al Elche C.F. (Left-back Manu added to Elche C.F.); Cadena SER, 25 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Experiencia para el lateral izquierdo del Coruxo con la llegada de Manu (Experience for Coruxo's left flank with the arrival of Manu); Faro de Vigo, 29 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Ourense CF | El orden y la disciplina (Ourense CF | Order and discipline); DXT Campeón, 3 September 2022 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Manu at Soccerway
  • Manu at BDFutbol
  • Manu at Futbolme (in Spanish)