Luis Manuel Arias Vega

Luis Manuel

Personal information
Full name	Luis Manuel Arias Vega
Date of birth	(1967-03-29) 29 March 1967
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Oviedo B
1986–1995	Oviedo	213	(1)
1995–1998	Salamanca	36	(0)
1998–2000	Toledo	77	(2)
2000–2001	Ponferradina	30	(1)
2001–2003	Águilas
International career
1989	Spain U21	1	(0)
1989–1992	Spain	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Luis Manuel Arias Vega (born 29 March 1967), known as Luis Manuel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He played 195 La Liga games over the course of nine seasons, with Oviedo and Salamanca.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Luis Manuel spent most of his career with local Real Oviedo, playing nine full seasons with the team and seven in La Liga. His debut in the top flight came on 3 September 1988, in a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad.

Luis Manuel played once in the UEFA Cup with his main club, the 1–0 home success over Genoa C.F.C. for the 1991–92 edition (2–3 aggregate loss). He left the side in 1995, going on to represent at the professional level UD Salamanca and CD Toledo – the former also in the main category – and retiring for good in 2003 at the age of 36.

In the 2004 summer Luis Manuel returned to Oviedo, being appointed director of football.

International career

Luis Manuel gained four caps for Spain, in slightly more than two years. His debut came on 13 December 1989 in a friendly game with Switzerland, coming on as a second-half substitute for Genar Andrinúa in the 2–1 win in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

External links

• Luis Manuel profile at BDFutbol
• National team data
• Manuel.html Luis Manuel Arias Vega at National-Football-Teams.com