Manolo Pérez

Manuel 'Manolo' Pérez Rodrigo (born 31 August 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rodrigo.

Manolo Pérez
Personal information
Full name Manuel Pérez Rodrigo
Date of birth (1976-08-31) 31 August 1976
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Barcelona C
1996–1997 Mallorca B 25 (1)
1997–1998 Gavà 34 (8)
1998–1999 Espanyol B 26 (1)
1999 Espanyol 1 (0)
1999–2000 Logroñés 38 (6)
2000–2001 Albacete 20 (1)
2001–2002 Ourense 21 (10)
2002–2003 Alicante 36 (9)
2003–2005 Cádiz 82 (12)
2006 Hércules 10 (0)
2006–2007 Elche 13 (0)
2007 Cultural Leonesa 11 (3)
2008 Lleida 18 (3)
2008–2009 Racing Ferrol 32 (4)
2009–2010 Melilla 31 (3)
2010 Poli Ejido 15 (1)
2011 Ceuta 13 (1)
2011–2012 Roquetas 10 (1)
Total 436 (64)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Over the course of six seasons (his professional career lasted 17 years) he amassed Segunda División totals of 159 games and 18 goals, representing in that tier Logroñés, Albacete, Cádiz, Hércules and Elche.

Football career

Pérez was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. During his extensive career he played for 17 different clubs, starting out at RCD Mallorca B. He signed with RCD Espanyol in 1998, spending the vast majority of the season with the reserves in the third division; on 14 March 1999, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut in a game against FC Barcelona,[1] in what would the first of only three competitive appearances during his tenure.

Subsequently, Pérez resumed his career in the second and third levels, with a brief top flight spell with Cádiz CF. After two solid years in division two with the side, with 39 matches and seven goals en route to promotion in the latter season, he appeared scarcely for the Andalusians in the top flight, scoring his only goal in the competition in a derby against Real Betis on 27 November 2005 (1–1 away draw),[2] with his team being finally relegated.

From 2007 onwards, Pérez played exclusively in division three, never settling with a club. In early 2012, after having started the campaign with CD Roquetas, who eventually suffered relegation, the 35-year-old retired from professional football, continuing to play in the regional leagues.[3]

References
  1. El 'derby' resultó un monólogo del Barça (Derby turned out to be a Barça monologue); El País, 15 March 1999 (in Spanish)
  2. Real Betis 1–1 Cádiz; ESPN Soccernet, 27 November 2005
  3. Manolo Pérez, fichaje estelar de la Roteña (Manolo Pérez, Roteña's star signing); Diario de Cádiz, 9 February 2012 (in Spanish)
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