| Manu Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Antonio Manuel Sánchez Gómez |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Fuengirola, Spain |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Years2: | 1998–2001 |
| Years3: | 2002–2007 |
| Years4: | 2007–2008 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Antequera |
| Caps2: | 68 |
| Caps3: | 97 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Totalcaps: | 185 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Totalgoals: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1997–1998 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Antonio Manuel 'Manu' Sánchez Gómez (born 25 January 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Sánchez was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga. He came through the ranks of Real Madrid but never made it past the reserves;[1] he was however included in their squad for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[2] He joined local Málaga CF in January 2002, being relatively used over five and a half seasons.
Manu's best output came in the 2002–03 campaign, with six La Liga goals in 36 appearances – including a brace against Athletic Bilbao on 9 March 2003 for a 3–0 home win[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] – with Málaga finishing 13th. Previously, he had helped the Andalusia team to reach the UEFA Cup via success in the Intertoto Cup.[8]
In the summer of 2007, after having appeared in only three Segunda División games during the season due to contractual problems, Sánchez signed with Hércules CF in the same league,[9] being released at the end of the campaign after playing just ten out of a possible 42 matches. In early 2009 he joined lowly Antequera CF in a return to his native region,[10] with the club being eventually relegated to Tercera División.
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