Manuel 'Manu' Barreiro Bustelo (born 8 July 1986) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for CD Lugo as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Barreiro was a

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the S ...

youth graduate. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in the 2004–05 season, in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. After prolific lower league spells at CD Lalín and

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Fo ...

, Barreiro joined

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

on 31 January 2008. Initially assigned to the B side, he made his first-team debut on 20 April 2008, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...

. Barreiro scored his first professional goal on 18 May 2008, but in a 5–2 loss at

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...

. After the club's

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to the

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, he was definitely promoted to the main squad. Released by Cádiz in the summer of 2009, Barreiro subsequently represented Jerez Industrial CF,

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a cap ...

CCD Cerceda Centro Cultural e Deportivo Cerceda was a Spanish football club based in Cerceda, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1968, it last played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio O Roxo'', which has a ca ...

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipa ...

and

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio d ...

. With the latter, he scored a career-best 21 goals in two consecutive seasons, as his team achieved promotion to the third division and missed out another in the play-offs. On 27 June 2014, Barreiro returned to division two after six years, signing for

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...

. He scored 11 goals for the

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in his debut campaign, including braces against

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and CD Lugo, and added a further five in

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as they returned to

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after ten years. After making no league appearances during the first half of the season, Barreiro terminated his contract on 22 December 2016 and joined second-tier club

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

just hours later. He was

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for two bookable offences on his debut – a 1–1 home draw with

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

– the latter for not wearing the obligatory shinpads. Barreiro signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Lugo on 28 January 2019.

Honours

Cádiz *

: 2008–09 Alavés * Segunda División: 2015–16

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barreiro, Manu 1986 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Algeciras CF footballers Cádiz CF B players Cádiz CF players Jerez Industrial CF players Zamora CF footballers Pontevedra CF footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Deportivo Alavés players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Lugo players