Manuel López Escámez (born 25 November 1985), commonly known as Manolo, is a Spanish
footballer who plays for
Racing Murcia FC as a
central midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Bullas,
Region of Murcia, Manolo graduated from
Ciudad de Murcia'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
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.
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. 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
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.
On 2 August 2007 Manolo moved to
Rayo Vallecano in
Segunda División B
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. 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
Madrid outfit and joined
CD Toledo, in the third level. He subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing
CD Roquetas, CD Bullense,
UCAM Murcia CF,
FC Jumilla
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,
Real Murcia and
Racing Murcia FC.
References
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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