Manuel 'Manu' Lanzarote Bruno (born 20 January 1984) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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or an

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. He amassed Segunda División totals of 151 matches and 37 goals over six seasons, representing Lleida, Sabadell, Alavés and

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. He made 17 appearances in

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with

Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

, and also played professionally in Greece and India.

Club career

Born in

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, Lanzarote finished his youth career with

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, and played his first three years as a senior with the C and B teams. In summer 2005 he signed with neighbouring

UE Lleida Unió Esportiva Lleida was a Spanish football team based in Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It was founded as ''Lérida Balompié-AEM'' on 30 October 1939, and became ''Unión Deportiva Lérida'' in 1947, after a merger with '' ...

in Segunda División, but after being sparingly used in the first part of the season, moved to

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on loan in January 2006. Lanzarote returned to Lleida in June, but after again seeing limited playing time he joined Real Oviedo also of the third division in January 2007. After being relegated with the

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, he signed for

UE Sant Andreu Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Sant Andreu, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home ma ...

from

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. Lanzarote scored eight goals in his

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with his new club, helping it return to division three at the first attempt. In his second he netted 14 times in all competitions, as the team went on to miss out on two consecutive promotions in the play-offs. On 19 August 2010, Lanzarote joined CD Atlético Baleares also in the third tier. Twelve days later, he terminated his contract and moved to

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

in the same league after paying his buyout clause of

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20,000 himself. After scoring 11 times for the ''Armeros'', Lanzarote signed with

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holdin ...

. He played his first game in the second division nearly six years on 27 August 2011, starting in a 2–1 home win against

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. His first goal came on 26 October, in a 2–2 draw at

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. Lanzarote scored 14 goals in the 2012–13 campaign, and on 5 February 2013 he agreed a three-year deal with

side

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, effective as of July. On 24 August he appeared in his first top-flight match, coming on as a late substitute and providing the

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for Thievy's last goal in a 3–1 home victory over

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. Lanzarote scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 15 September 2013, the game's only away against

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through a

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. After being rarely used in 2014–15, he was loaned to second-division team

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on 20 January 2015, until June. On 2 July 2015, Lanzarote cut ties with Espanyol. Two days later, the 31-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for two years with

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in Greece. On 29 January 2016, club and player parted ways by mutual consent and he joined

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on a six-month contract the following day. On 23 August 2017, Lanzarote signed for

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franchise

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. On 6 June 2018, he moved to fellow league club ATK. Lanzarote returned to Spain and Sabadell on 14 August 2019, helping in another promotion to the second division. He rejoined Sant Andreu roughly one year later, with the side now in the league below. On 11 January 2021, Lanzarote joined

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for the remainder of the season as a injury replacement for Rafael Crivellaro, in a return to the Indian top flight.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanzarote, Manuel 1984 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players UE Lleida players Atlético Madrid B players Real Oviedo players UE Sant Andreu footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers SD Eibar footballers CE Sabadell FC footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Deportivo Alavés players Real Zaragoza players Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Indian Super League players FC Goa players ATK (football club) players Chennaiyin FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India