Manuel Preciado
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Preciado with Sporting Gijón | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Preciado Rebolledo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | El Astillero, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 2012 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | El Perelló, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1977 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Racing Santander | 115 | (2) |
| 1982–1984 | Linares | 68 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Mallorca | 13 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Alavés | 37 | (1) |
| 1986–1990 | Ourense | 132 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Gimnástica | 64 | (3) |
| Total | 429 | (7) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Gimnástica | ||
| 1996–1997 | Racing B | ||
| 2000 | Gimnástica | ||
| 2001–2002 | Racing B | ||
| 2002–2003 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2003–2004 | Levante | ||
| 2004 | Murcia | ||
| 2005–2006 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2006–2012 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 2012 | Villarreal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel "Manolo" Preciado Rebolledo (28 August 1957 – 6 June 2012) was a Spanish football defender and manager.
His 15-year career was mainly associated with Racing de Santander, and he also represented five other teams, mostly in the lower leagues. As a manager, he also coached with his main club but worked mostly with Sporting de Gijón, promoting to La Liga in 2008.
Preciado died in June 2012 at the age of 54, from a heart attack.