Name Jose Rodriguez Position Midfielder Years Team Weight 68 kg | Number 11 Height 1.76 m Role Footballer Current team CD Lugo | |
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Full name Jose Manuel Rodriguez Morgade Date of birth (1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth Wadenswil, Switzerland Playing position |
José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Lugo mainly as a left midfielder but also as a left back.
Football career

Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing with CD Ourense in Segunda División B. He remained in that level for the following eight seasons, signing in the 2007 summer with Galician neighbours CD Lugo.
In the 2011–12 campaign, Manu contributed with 37 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. 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, and served as club captain for several seasons.