Manuela “Manu” Lareo Polanco (born 29 May 1992) is a

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and former

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who played as a left attacking midfielder. Born in Spain to a Dominican mother, she

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for the Dominican Republic women's national team, which she is the current technical assistant.

Early life

Lareo was born in

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to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother.

Club career

Lareo is a CD Aurrerá de Vitoria product. She has played for

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and

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in Spain.

International career

Lareo represented Spain at the

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. In December 2015, she played for the Basque Country in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 30 June 2021, she was called up by the

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Honours

;Real Sociedad *

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: 2018–19 ; Athletic Bilbao *

: runner-up

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;Valencia *

: runner-up

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1992 births Living people Dominican Republic women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Dominican Republic women's international footballers Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Spanish women's footballers CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers Athletic Club (women) players Valencia CF Femenino players Real Sociedad Femenino players 21st-century Spanish sportswomen RCD Espanyol (women) players Liga F players Segunda Federación (women) players Spain women's youth international footballers Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen {{DominicanRepublic-women-footy-bio-stub