Manuel Francisco Cantero Jerez (born 27 September 1973), known as Manu, is a Spanish retired

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 lea ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

. He was born in

Badajoz Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portugal, Portuguese Portugal–Spain border, border, on the left bank of the river ...

Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manu 1973 births Living people Footballers from Badajoz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Badajoz players CP Mérida footballers AD Ceuta footballers Burgos CF footballers CD Castellón footballers Mérida UD footballers Mérida AD players Yeclano CF players