Manolo Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Murias.

Manolo Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sánchez Murias
Date of birth (1976-11-27) 27 November 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kannur Warriors (head coach)
Youth career
SD Llano 2000
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Sporting Gijón B 44 (3)
1995–1996 → Gijón Industrial (loan) 32 (5)
1998–2000 Sporting Gijón 57 (4)
2000–2005 Celta 20 (1)
2001 → Osasuna (loan) 3 (0)
2002 → Córdoba (loan) 10 (0)
2002–2003 → Numancia (loan) 15 (0)
2004 → Tenerife (loan) 14 (0)
2005–2008 Racing Ferrol 66 (2)
Total 229 (10)
Managerial career
2009 Racing Ferrol
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón B
2012 Sporting Gijón
2019 Sporting Gijón B
2023 Avilés
2024– Kannur Warriors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel "Manolo" Sánchez Murias (born 27 November 1976) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the head coach of Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors FC.

Playing career

Born in Gijón, Sánchez played three years with local Sporting de Gijón's first team, his La Liga output consisting of 19 games – no goals – in the 1997–98 season, which ended in relegation with an all-low 13 points. In summer 2000 he moved to RC Celta de Vigo, appearing in seven more matches in the top flight (scoring against CA Osasuna in a 2–0 away win on 10 September 2000)[1] and being loaned several times for the duration of his contract, mostly to Segunda División sides.[2]

In 2005–06 campaign, Sánchez joined Racing de Ferrol also of the second division, going on to experience two relegations and one promotion with the Galicians. He retired in June 2008, at the age of 31.

Coaching career

Sánchez began his manager career immediately after retiring, starting with his last club as a player in the Segunda División B.[3] He was relieved of his duties on 24 February 2009.[4]

After two years working with Sporting's youth academy, Sánchez was appointed reserve-team coach by the Asturians. However, after the end of the 2011–12 season, which ended in top-tier relegation, Javier Clemente was dismissed from the main squad and he was appointed his successor.[5]

On 18 October 2012, after collecting five losses and only two wins in the league's first nine rounds, and immediately after disposing of CD Mirandés in the third round of the Copa del Rey (2–1 home victory), Sánchez was fired by Sporting.[6] On 17 September of the following year he returned to the club, being named director of the football academy at Mareo.[7]

Sánchez returned to Sporting B on 18 March 2019, as a replacement for Isma Piñera.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 May 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Racing Ferrol Spain 18 January 2009 24 February 2009 5 2 2 1 6 6 +0 040.00 [9]
Sporting Gijón B Spain 23 June 2011 17 May 2012 38 11 15 12 42 45 −3 028.95 [10]
Sporting Gijón Spain 17 May 2012 18 October 2012 11 4 2 5 13 16 −3 036.36 [11]
Sporting Gijón B Spain 18 March 2019 6 July 2019 9 5 2 2 12 6 +6 055.56 [12]
Total 63 22 21 20 73 73 +0 034.92 —

References

  1. ^ El Celta impone su ley ante un flojo Osasuna (Celta lay down the law against a weak Osasuna); Mundo Deportivo, 11 September 2000 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ El ex rojiblanco Manolo entrenará al Ferrol (Former red-and-white Manolo to coach Ferrol); La Nueva España, 9 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Racing destituye a Manolo Sánchez (Racing dismiss Manolo Sánchez); La Voz de Galicia, 24 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Javier Clemente concluye su relación con el Sporting; le sustituye Manolo Sánchez (Javier Clemente concludes relationship with Sporting; Manolo Sánchez replaces him); Sporting Gijón, 17 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Manolo, destituido como entrenador del Sporting (Manolo, dismissed as Sporting coach); Sporting Gijón, 18 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Manuel Sánchez Murias, nuevo director del fútbol base del Sporting (Manuel Sánchez Murias, new director of Sporting's football academy); Sporting Gijón, 17 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Manolo Sánchez Murias será el sustituto de Isma Piñera en el Sporting B" [Manolo Sánchez Murias will be Isma Piñera's replacement at Sporting B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Manolo Sánchez: Manuel Sánchez Murias: Matches 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Manolo Sánchez: Manuel Sánchez Murias: Matches 2011–12". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Manolo Sánchez: Manuel Sánchez Murias: Matches 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Manolo Sánchez: Manuel Sánchez Murias: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.