Manu del Moral

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Manu
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Manu in action for Sevilla in 2011
Personal information
Full name Manuel del Moral Fernández
Date of birth (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Jaén, Spain
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 20
Youth career
Jaén
2001–2002 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Atlético Madrid B 71 (11)
2004–2006 Atlético Madrid 5 (0)
2004–2005 → Recreativo (loan) 33 (4)
2006–2011 Getafe 159 (37)
2011–2015 Sevilla 56 (11)
2013–2014 → Elche (loan) 24 (2)
2014–2015 → Eibar (loan) 28 (3)
2015– Valladolid 18 (2)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U19 4 (3)
2002–2003 Spain U20 9 (0)
2005 Spain U23 5 (2)
2011 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2016

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Del Moral and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Manuel del Moral Fernández (born 25 February 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as either a forward or winger.

Club career

Atlético

Manu was born in Jaén, Andalusia. After starting his formation with local Real Jaén[1] he finished it with Atlético de Madrid, where he played alongside Braulio, and served a one 1/2-season loan in the second division at Recreativo de Huelva, only appearing in five matches with one goal during his first year.

While mainly registered with the capital side's B-team, Manu did appear in five La Liga matches in the 2005–06 campaign, mainly as a late substitute.

Getafe

Manu joined Madrid neighbours Getafe CF for 2006–07, scoring his first top flight goal on 22 October 2006 in a 2–1 success at precisely Recre and finishing the season with eight (squad's second-best, behind Daniel Güiza). The following campaign he teamed up again with Braulio, and netted seven times – joint-top scorer alongside Juan Ángel Albín – while also helping the Madrid outskirts team to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup.

The arrival of Roberto Soldado relegated del Moral to a more secondary role in 2008–09, but he still appeared in 29 league contests, operating mostly on the wings. On 24 January 2010, he scored the game's only goal as Getafe defeated former side Atlético Madrid for the first time at home in its history;[2] on 7 November, after netting in a 1–3 home loss against FC Barcelona, he became the club's best-ever scorer in the top division for the second time, surpassing precisely Soldado.[3]

On 14 March 2011, Manu scored three goals against Athletic Bilbao in only 25 minutes, one in his own net, in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[4] He finished the season with a career-best nine goals, as Getafe narrowly avoided relegation.

Sevilla

On 23 May 2011, del Moral signed a four-year contract with Sevilla FC for €4 million.[5] Following the departure of winger Diego Capel and the ageing of striker Frédéric Kanouté, he was immediately cast into his new team's starting XI. On 25 October, he hit an injury-time header to earn his side one point at home against Racing de Santander (2–2) – he had also opened the score late into the first half.[6]

In late March 2012, Manu scored braces in two consecutive 3–0 away wins, first against Santander then in a local derby at Granada CF.[7][8]

International career

On 7 June 2011, after his best season at Getafe, del Moral made his debut for Spain, replacing David Villa during half-time of a 3–0 friendly win with Venezuela.[9][10]

Club statistics

As of 23 May 2015[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético B 2002–03 36 3 — — 36 3
2003–04 14 1 — — 14 1
Total 50 4 — — 50 4
Recreativo 2003–04 5 1 — — 5 1
2004–05 28 3 4 0 — 32 3
Total 33 4 4 0 0 0 37 4
Atlético Madrid 2005–06 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Getafe 2006–07 29 8 6 0 — 35 8
2007–08 34 7 5 1 7 0 46 8
2008–09 29 5 1 0 — 39 8
2009–10 36 8 8 1 — 44 9
2010–11 30 9 2 0 5 0 37 9
Total 156 37 22 2 12 0 190 39
Sevilla 2011–12 34 10 4 0 2 0 40 10
2012–13 22 1 5 2 — 27 3
Total 56 11 9 2 2 0 67 13
Elche 2013–14 24 2 0 0 — 24 2
Total 24 2 0 0 — 24 2
Eibar 2014–15 28 3 0 0 — 28 3
Total 28 3 0 0 — 28 3
Career totals 349 61 35 4 14 0 398 65

Honours

Club

Getafe

Country

Spain U20
Spain U23

References

  1. ↑ Cómo se 'fabrica' un Manu del Moral (How to 'make' a Manu del Moral); Ideal, 21 January 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Manu haunts old club; ESPN Soccernet, 24 January 2010
  3. ↑ Manu, máximo goleador en la historia del Getafe (Manu, top goal scorer in Getafe history); Diario AS, 7 November 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Vera rescues point for Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 14 March 2011
  5. ↑ Official: Sevilla sign Manu del Moral and Piotr Trochowski; Goal.com, 23 May 2011
  6. ↑ Manu salvages point for Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 25 October 2011
  7. ↑ Manu double downs Racing; ESPN Soccernet, 22 March 2012
  8. ↑ Sevilla cruise to victory; ESPN Soccernet, 26 March 2012
  9. ↑ Manu wins first Spain call-up; ESPN Soccernet, 25 May 2011
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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