José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade

Manu

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade
Date of birth	(1984-06-22) 22 June 1984
Place of birth	Wädenswil, Switzerland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder / Left back
Team information
Current team	Lugo
Number	11
Youth career
	Ourense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Ourense	57	(6)
2007–	Lugo	331	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

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

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.

External links

• Manu profile at BDFutbol
• Manu profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Manu at Soccerway