Manuel López Escámez (born 25 November 1985), commonly known as Manolo, is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

Racing Murcia FC Racing Murcia City 1913 Fútbol Club is a football club based in Murcia a district in center of Murcia Center, Murcia, Spain. Founded on 1 September 2013, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 13, holding home games at the Estadio Univers ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Bullas Bullas () is a municipality and town in the Region of Murcia, southeast Spain, located 53 km from the provincial capital, Murcia. it is the highest municipality in the Region of Murcia after Moratalla. The surrounding area is noted for the ...

Region of Murcia The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in ...

, Manolo graduated from

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves, playing several seasons in the regional leagues. In the 2006 summer he was promoted to the main squad, in Segunda División. On 2 September 2006 Manolo played his first professional match, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 away loss against

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

. He scored his first goal on 5 May of the following year, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Hércules CF. On 2 August 2007 Manolo moved to

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

in Segunda División B. After appearing rarely in his first campaign, which ended in promotion, he still managed to appear in 14 matches during his second (only two starts, however). On 1 September 2009 Manolo left the

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outfit and joined

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...

, in the third level. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Puerto Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, is a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it currently plays in Primera Andaluza – Group 4, holding home games at '' ...

, CD Bullense,

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio de La Condomina'', with ...

, FC Jumilla,

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

and

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manolo 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Region of Murcia Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ciudad de Murcia footballers Rayo Vallecano players CD Toledo players CD Roquetas footballers UCAM Murcia CF players FC Jumilla players Racing Murcia FC players