| Manuela Lareo | |
| Fullname: | Manuela Lareo Polanco |
| Birth Date: | 1992 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Vitoria, Spain |
| Height: | 1.68m |
| Position: | Left attacking midfielder, forward |
| Currentclub: | Dominican Republic Women (technical assistant) |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aurrerá Vitoria |
| Years1: | 2010–2014 |
| Caps1: | 79 |
| Goals1: | 25 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015–2021 |
| Caps3: | 123 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Manageryears2: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs1: | Dominican Republic Women (technical assistant) |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2021. |
| Ntupdate: | 7 July 2021. |
Manuela “Manu” Lareo Polanco (born 29 May 1992) is a football manager and former player who played as a left attacking midfielder. Born in Spain to a Dominican mother, she capped for the Dominican Republic women's national team, which she is the current technical assistant.
Lareo was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother.[1]
Lareo is a CD Aurrerá de Vitoria product. She has played for Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Sociedad in Spain.
Lareo represented Spain at the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[2] In December 2015, she played for the Basque Country in a 1–1 draw with Catalonia at Mini Estadi.[3] On 30 June 2021, she was called up by the Dominican Republic.[4]