In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lareo and the second or maternal family name is Polanco.
 Lareo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuela Lareo Polanco | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Dominican Republic Women (technical assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Aurrerá Vitoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 79 | (25) |
| 2014–2015 | Valencia | 27 | (4) |
| 2015–2021 | Real Sociedad | 123 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Spain U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Dominican Republic | 8 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Basque Country | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Dominican Republic Women (technical assistant) | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2021. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021. | |||
Manuela “Manu” Lareo Polanco (born 29 May 1992) is a football manager and former player who played as a left attacking midfielder. Born in Spain to a Dominican mother, she capped for the Dominican Republic women's national team, which she is the current technical assistant.
Early life
Lareo was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother.
Club career
Lareo is a CD Aurrerá de Vitoria product. She has played for Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Sociedad in Spain.
International career
Lareo represented Spain at the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In December 2015, she played for the Basque Country in a 1–1 draw with Catalonia at Mini Estadi. On 30 June 2021, she was called up by the Dominican Republic.
Honours
- Real Sociedad
- Athletic Bilbao
- Copa de la Reina: runner-up 2012
- Valencia
- Copa de la Reina: runner-up 2015
References
- Manuela Lareo at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Melero, Germán (25 October 2019). ""Estoy convencida de que podemos ganarles"" [I am convinced that we can beat them.]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- Guide of the tournament in UEFA's website: Spanish squad in p.73
- "CATALUNYA 1 - 1 EUSKAL SELEKZIOA" (in Basque). Basque Football Federation. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- "22 guerreras fueron llamadas para enfrentar a Nicaragua y Panamá". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
External links
- Manuela Lareo on Instagram
- Profile at La Liga (in Spanish)
- Profile at aupaAthletic.com
- Profile at Athletic Bilbao
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