Manuel Castiñeiras Explained

Manuel Castiñeiras
Fullname:Manuel Castiñeiras Porto
Birth Date:7 August 1979
Birth Place:Compostela, Spain
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1998–2001
Years2:2001–2004
Years3:2004–2006
Years4:2006–2007
Years5:2007–2010
Years6:2010–2011
Years7:2011–2015
Clubs6:Cerceda
Clubs7:Compostela
Caps2:79
Caps3:76
Caps4:11
Caps5:53
Caps6:19
Caps7:65
Totalcaps:303
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:2
Totalgoals:3

Manuel Castiñeiras Porto (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Castiñeiras' career was mainly associated with local SD Compostela. He represented them in four levels of Spanish football, the highest being Segunda División.

Other than the Galicians, in that tier Castiñeiras also played for SD Eibar, CD Tenerife[1] and Racing de Ferrol,[2] for a total of 138 matches over five seasons. On 30 January 2015, the 35-year-old Compostela captain accepted to retire so that newly-signed Yacine Qasmi could be registered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation;[3] he joined the club's organigram immediately afterwards.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manuel Castiñeiras: "El resultado es injusto". Manuel Castiñeiras: "The score is unfair". CD Tenerife. Spanish. 18 March 2007. 22 April 2016.
  2. News: Manuel Castiñeiras destaca el espíritu de lucha del Eibar. Manuel Castiñeiras highlights Eibar's fighting spirit. El Diario Vasco. Spanish. 10 April 2010. 22 April 2016.
  3. News: Manuel Castiñeiras se retira para hacer sitio a Yacine en el Compos. Manuel Castiñeiras retires to make way for Yacine at Compos. La Voz de Galicia. Manuel. García Reigosa. Spanish. 30 January 2015. 22 April 2016.
  4. News: Manuel Castiñeiras deja el fútbol. Manuel Castiñeiras leaves football. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 30 January 2015. 22 April 2016.