Bernardo Manuel Sol Sañudo (born 31 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional

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and current analyst for

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Career

Born in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

, Sol was a product of the Pumas UNAM youth system and made his club debut at age 16. Sol is most notable for his time at Chivas. After the Clausura 2007 Manuel Sol announced his retirement. He represented

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at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and the 1996 Nike U.S. Cup. Sol has been a game and studio analyst for

since 2013, often paired with

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. He has been part of the network's broadcast team for

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matches, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and various events such as the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.https://www.nbcumv.com/talent/manuel-sol/bios_read_more

Honours

Necaxa * Mexican Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96 *

Copa México The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it was ...

: 1994–95 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

: 1995 *

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup The CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

Guadalajara * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sol, Manuel 1973 births Living people Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico Mexico men's international footballers Footballers from Mexico City Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club Necaxa footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Club Puebla players C.F. Monterrey players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games