Manuel Prast

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prast and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez de Llano.
Manuel Prast
Personal information
Full name Manuel Prast Rodríguez de Llano
Date of birth (1886-11-10)10 November 1886
Place of birth Madrid, Castilla la Nueva, Spain
Date of death 1 December 1973(1973-12-01) (aged 87)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1908 Madrid FC 10 (6)
1909–1910 Real Sociedad 1 (0)
1911–1914 Madrid FC 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Prast Rodríguez de Llano was a footballer who played as a striker for Madrid FC between 1904 and 1908, and 1911 and 1914.[1] He was a historical member of Madrid FC, playing a pivotal role in Madrid's four back-to-back Copa del Rey titles between 1905 and 1908, playing in all the finals and scoring in three of them, including the winning goals in the finals of 1905 and 1907 and a brace in 1906.[2] After retiring he become a referee[3] and he was also an entrepreneur and owner of the family business called Confitería Prast, a confectionery founded by his father and which he took care of together with his brothers.

Although history seems to have blurred the legend of Prast, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Madrid FC, being one of the main architects of the team's football power in the 1900s and being the club's all-time top scorer at the time of his retirement in 1914, before being surpassed by several of his contemporaries such as Santiago Bernabéu.[4]

  1. ^ "Manuel Prast Rodríguez de Llano - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The 19 Spanish Cups of Real Madrid". www.realmadrid.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Manuel Prast Rodríguez de Llano - Referee". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Prast, la primera gran amenaza Blanca" [Prast, the first great white treath]. www.deia.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.