Manolín (footballer, born 1928)

Manolín
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
1947–1948	Guecho
1948–1949	Racing de Ferrol
1949–1955	Athletic Bilbao
1955–1956	Real Madrid
1956–1959	Zaragoza
1959–1960	Recreativo
1960	Indauchu
International career
1953	Spain
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]

He died on 25 July 2014 at the age of 86.^[4]

^ "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.

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