Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain Name Manu Sanchez Years Team | Playing position Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Full name Antonio Manuel Sanchez Gomez Date of birth (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 36) | ||
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Antonio Manuel 'Manu' Sánchez Gómez (born 25 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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Football career
Sánchez was born in Fuengirola, Málaga. After growing through the ranks of Real Madrid (never making it past the reserves, however) he joined local Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used during five-and-a-half seasons.
Manu's best output came in the 2002–03 campaign, with six La Liga goals in 36 appearances – including a brace against Athletic Bilbao on 9 March 2003 for a 3–0 home win– with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia team reach the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup success.
In the 2007 summer, after only having appeared in three Segunda División games during the season, Sánchez signed with fellow league side Hércules CF, being released at the end of the campaign after playing in just ten out of 42 possible matches. In early 2009 he joined lowly Antequera CF in a return to his native region, with the club being eventually relegated to Tercera División.