# Manu (footballer, born 1984)

José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back.

## Club career

Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing with CD Ourense in the Segunda División B. He remained in that level the following eight seasons, signing in summer 2007 with Galician neighbours CD Lugo.
In the 2011–12 campaign, Manu contributed 43 matches (all starts) and five goals as the club promoted to Segunda División for the second time in its history, the first in 20 years. He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 home win against Hércules CF, scoring the game's only goal through a penalty kick; he served as team captain for several seasons.
On 4 July 2017, after one decade with Lugo, free agent Manu joined fellow second-tier side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. The following 25 January, he signed for Elche CF of the third division after severing ties with the former.
Manu continued competing in the lower leagues until his retirement, with Coruxo FC and Ourense CF.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ourense | 2003–04 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ourense | 2004–05 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Ourense | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Ourense | 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 |
| Ourense | Total | Total | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 |
| Lugo | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| Lugo | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Lugo | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Lugo | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| Lugo | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| Lugo | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 3 |
| Lugo | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 |
| Lugo | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Lugo | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 |
| Lugo | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Lugo | Total | Total | 344 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 362 | 19 |
| Cultural Leonesa | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Elche | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Elche | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Elche | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Coruxo | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Coruxo | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Coruxo | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 462 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 496 | 25 |
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs