Manu Barreiro Explained

Manu Barreiro
Fullname:Manuel Barreiro Bustelo[1]
Birth Date:8 July 1986
Birth Place:Compostela, Spain
Height:1.91 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Compostela
Clubnumber:9
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Youthclubs2:Valencia
Years1:2004–2005
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2006–2008
Years4:2008
Years5:2008–2009
Years6:2009
Years7:2010
Years8:2010–2011
Years9:2011–2012
Years10:2012–2014
Years11:2014–2016
Years12:2017–2019
Years13:2019–2023
Years14:2023–
Clubs6:Jerez Industrial
Clubs7:Zamora
Clubs9:Pontevedra
Clubs12:Gimnàstic
Clubs13:Lugo
Clubs14:Compostela
Caps1:3
Caps2:33
Caps3:52
Caps4:12
Caps5:22
Caps6:16
Caps7:7
Caps8:32
Caps9:35
Caps10:69
Caps11:63
Caps12:78
Caps13:156
Caps14:34
Goals1:1
Goals2:8
Goals3:16
Goals4:8
Goals5:2
Goals6:6
Goals7:0
Goals8:20
Goals9:13
Goals10:42
Goals11:16
Goals12:16
Goals13:30
Goals14:10
Club-Update:8 May 2024

Manuel 'Manu' Barreiro Bustelo (born 8 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for SD Compostela.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Barreiro was a Valencia CF youth graduate. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in the 2004–05 season, in the Tercera División.[2]

After prolific lower league spells at CD Lalín and Algeciras CF, Barreiro joined Cádiz CF on 31 January 2008.[3] Initially assigned to the B side, he made his first-team debut on 20 April 2008, coming on as a late substitute for Natalio in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against CD Numancia.[4]

Barreiro scored his first professional goal on 18 May 2008, but in a 5–2 loss at RC Celta de Vigo.[5] After the club's relegation to the Segunda División B, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]

Released by Cádiz in the summer of 2009, Barreiro subsequently represented Jerez Industrial CF,[7] Zamora CF,[8] CCD Cerceda, Pontevedra CF[9] and Racing de Ferrol.[10] With the latter, he scored a career-best 21 goals in two consecutive seasons, as his team achieved promotion to the third division and missed out another in the play-offs.[11]

On 27 June 2014, Barreiro returned to division two after six years, signing for Deportivo Alavés.[12] He scored 11 goals for the Basques in his debut campaign, including braces against CA Osasuna and CD Lugo,[13] and added a further five in the following as they returned to La Liga after ten years.[14]

After making no league appearances during the first half of the season, Barreiro terminated his contract on 22 December 2016[15] and joined second-tier club Gimnàstic de Tarragona just hours later.[16] He was sent off for two bookable offences on his debut – a 1–1 home draw with CD Tenerife – the latter for not wearing the obligatory shinpads.[17]

Barreiro signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with second-division Lugo on 28 January 2019.[18] In 2020–21, he totalled a squad-best 12 goals for the 18th-placed side, the last outside the relegation zone.[19]

Honours

Cádiz

2008–09

Alavés

2015–16[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manu Barreiro. Diario AS. es. 3 November 2022.
  2. News: Manu Barreiro se sube al nuevo proyecto racinguista en Tercera. Manu Barreiro added to new Racing project in Tercera. La Voz de Galicia. José Luis. Valencia. es. 27 June 2012. 3 November 2022.
  3. News: El Cádiz ficha a Manu Barreiro. Cádiz sign Manu Barreiro. Diario de Cádiz. es. 31 January 2008. 6 June 2016.
  4. Web site: El Cádiz araña tres puntos en casa del líder. Cádiz scrape three points at leaders. La Voz Digital. es. 20 April 2008. 9 January 2017.
  5. News: El Celta se aferra a la Segunda División tras golear al Cádiz. Celta cling on to Segunda División after routing Cádiz. Faro de Vigo. Miguel. Martín. es. 18 May 2008. 24 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Luismi tiene ficha del primer equipo y Barreiro del filial. Luismi is registered with the first team and Barreiro, with the reserves. La Voz Digital. J. M.. Aguilera. es. 5 September 2008. 6 June 2016.
  7. Web site: El Industrial presenta a Manu Barreiro y firma a González. Industrial present Manu Barreiro and sign González. Andalucía Información. Antonio. De Jerez. es. 24 August 2009. 6 June 2016.
  8. News: La llegada de Manu Barreiro al Zamora está a falta de unos pequeños flecos. The arrival of Manu Barreiro to Zamora is pending due to minor tweaks. El Norte de Castilla. es. 26 December 2009. 6 June 2016.
  9. News: Manu: "Opté por el Pontevedra por su nombre, es un gran club". Manu: "I opted for Pontevedra because of its name, it's a great club". La Voz de Galicia. Xabi. Otero. es. 28 June 2011. 6 June 2016.
  10. Web site: Manu Barreiro será racinguista. Manu Barreiro will be racinguista. Racing Ferrol. es. 27 June 2012. 6 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701012128/http://www.racingclubferrol.net/noticias/ver/961. 1 July 2016.
  11. Web site: El Racing de Ferrol, rival del Laudio en la lucha por la 2ªB. Racing de Ferrol, Laudio rivals in fight for 2ªB. CD Laudio. es. 21 May 2013. 28 June 2018.
  12. News: El sustituto de Viguera en el Alavés será Manu Barreiro. Viguera's replacement at Alavés will be Manu Barreiro. Marca. es. 27 June 2014. 6 June 2016.
  13. News: Manu Barreiro, cinco goles en los tres últimos encuentros. Manu Barreiro, five goals in the last three contests. El Correo. es. 30 March 2015. 7 June 2016.
  14. Web site: La temporada, en números. The season, in numbers. Deportivo Alavés. es. 7 June 2016. 24 January 2019.
  15. Web site: Manu Barreiro y el Deportivo Alavés acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato. Manu Barreiro and Deportivo Alavés agree to termination of his contract. Deportivo Alavés. es. 22 December 2016. 25 December 2016.
  16. Web site: El davanter Manu Barreiro i el Nàstic arriben a un acord. Forward Manu Barreiro and Nàstic reach an agreement. Gimnàstic Tarragona. ca. 22 December 2016. 25 December 2016.
  17. News: ¡Expulsado por no llevar las espinilleras!. Sent off for not wearing shinpads!. Marca. es. 9 January 2017. 9 January 2017.
  18. Web site: Manu Barreiro nuevo jugador del CD Lugo. Manu Barreiro new player of CD Lugo. CD Lugo. es. 28 January 2019. 11 February 2019.
  19. Web site: Manu Barreiro, el 'verdugo' de Stoichkov y Pierre. Manu Barreiro, Stoichkov and Pierre's 'henchman'. Europa Sur. es. 31 May 2021. 4 November 2023.

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