Luis Manuel (footballer, born 1967)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Manuel Arias Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1985 | Oviedo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Oviedo B | ||
| 1985–1995 | Oviedo | 213 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Salamanca | 36 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Toledo | 77 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Ponferradina | 30 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Águilas | ||
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Manuel Arias Vega (born 29 March 1967), known as Luis Manuel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
He played 195 La Liga matches over nine seasons, with Oviedo and Salamanca.
Club career
[edit]Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Luis Manuel spent most of his career with local Real Oviedo, playing nine full seasons with the first team and seven in La Liga.[1] His debut in the competition came on 3 September 1988, in a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad.[2]
Luis Manuel appeared once in the UEFA Cup with his main club, the 1–0 home victory over Genoa CFC in the 1991–92 edition (3–2 aggregate loss).[3] He left in 1995, going on to represent at the professional level UD Salamanca[4] and CD Toledo – the former side also in the top tier – and retiring in 2003 at the age of 36.[5]
In January 2004, Luis Manuel returned to Oviedo, being appointed general manager.[5]
International career
[edit]Luis Manuel earned four caps for Spain in two years.[6] His debut came on 13 December 1989 in a friendly with Switzerland, coming on as a second-half substitute for Genar Andrinúa in the 2–1 win in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Los exjugadores Armando, Jerkan y Luis Manuel regresan al Requexón" [Former players Armando, Jerkan and Luis Manuel return to Requexón] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ García, Víctor (4 September 1988). "1–0: El Oviedo volvió con victoria" [1–0: Oviedo returned with a win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Fernández, Víctor (20 September 1991). "Una corta renta para el Oviedo" [Short lead for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ García, Pedro (2 June 1997). "Al Mallorca se le escapa el ascenso" [Mallorca let promotion slip away] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Luis Manuel Arias Vega" (in Spanish). Loyola Escolapios. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "En 1992 Luis Manuel jugaba su segundo partido con la selección española" [In 1992 Luis Manuel played his second match with the Spain national team] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Archs, Jordi (14 December 1989). "La selección no pudo dar su mejor imagen" [National team could not show best side]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Luis Manuel at BDFutbol
- Luis Manuel at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Oviedo
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Oviedo Vetusta players
- Real Oviedo players
- UD Salamanca players
- CD Toledo players
- SD Ponferradina players
- Águilas CF players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- Real Oviedo non-playing staff
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen