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My Take
Manolo Preciado is the kind of football lifer I find quietly moving. A defender who spent a fifteen-year career grinding mostly through the lower leagues, anchored to Racing de Santander, he later proved that real coaching wisdom is forged in those unglamorous trenches. Taking Sporting de Gijón up to La Liga in 2008 was no fluke; it was the payoff of a man who never lost touch with the working-class game. His Gold Medal of sporting merit and his sudden death at 54 in 2012 leave a story that is both honorable and bittersweet. I admire people who stay rooted to where they came from.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Manuel Preciado Rebolledo
- Name (Japanese)
- マヌエル・プレシアード
- Reading
- まぬえる・ぷれしあーど
- Born
- August 28, 1957 – June 6, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- El Astillero, Cantabria, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.