Manuel Fernández Muñiz

Manu

Manu (left) in 2016
Personal information
Full name Manuel Fernández Muñiz
Date of birth (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Machine Sazi
Number 30
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Sporting B 26 (0)
2005–2007 Sporting Gijón 2 (0)
2007–2009 Deportivo B 44 (0)
2009–2011 Deportivo La Coruña 9 (0)
2011–2012 Recreativo 35 (0)
2012–2014 Alcorcón 43 (0)
2014–2015 Alavés 29 (0)
2015–2016 Deportivo La Coruña 8 (0)
2016– Machine Sazi 10 (0)
National team
2002 Spain U16 3 (0)
2002 Spain U17 1 (0)
2004 Spain U19 2 (0)
2005 Spain U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Muñiz.

Manuel Fernández Muñiz (born 9 May 1986), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Iranian club Machine Sazi F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, and a product of Mareo, Sporting de Gijón's youth academy, Manu made his professional debuts during the 2005–06 season, with the club in Segunda División. In 2007 he joined Deportivo de La Coruña, spending the major part of his first two years with its B-side.

In the 2009–10 campaign, after Gustavo Munúa's departure to Málaga CF, Manu was promoted to Daniel Aranzubia's backup. On 23 March 2010, after the latter was sent off against precisely Sporting Gijón (Depor eventually finished with nine players) at the 10-minute mark, he made his La Liga debut, in a 1–2 away loss.[1]

Due to injury to Aranzubia, Manu started 2010–11's first six games then returned to the bench, appearing in the Copa del Rey as Deportivo was eventually relegated after 20 years. In July he signed with another team in the second division, Recreativo de Huelva, and continued competing in that level in the following years, in representation of AD Alcorcón and Deportivo Alavés.

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ "Deportivo's Euro hopes dented". ESPN Soccernet. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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