Manolete (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Ríos Quintanilla | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Galicia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Perseverancio de Santo Tomás | |||
| Deportivo Ciudad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1961 | Deportivo Fabril | ||
| 1961–1972 | La Coruña | 216 | (16) |
| 1972–1973 | Valencia | 5 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Hércules | 24 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Ríos Quintanilla (born 20 May 1945) is a Spanish retired footballer. Nicknamed Manolete, he played as a midfielder for La Coruña, Valencia and Hércules. He was primarily recognized for his odd areer as despite finding initial success with La Coruña, would experience a series of misfortunes in his later career which prevented him from achieving his true potential. He would also briefly represent his home country of Spain in two matches in 1972.