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Luis Manuel (footballer, born 1967)

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Luis Manuel
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel Arias Vega
Date of birth (1967-03-29) 29 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fernández, Víctor (20 September 1991). "Una corta renta para el Oviedo" [Short lead for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Luis Manuel Arias Vega" (in Spanish). Loyola Escolapios. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
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