Manuel Sarabia

Manu Sarabia
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sarabia López
Date of birth (1957-01-09) 9 January 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Abanto Zierbena, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
San Pedro Sestao
1974 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Bilbao Athletic 52 (20)
1976–1988 Athletic Bilbao 284 (83)
1977–1978Barakaldo (loan) 35 (14)
1988–1991 Logroñés 79 (18)
Total 450 (135)
International career
1978 Spain U21 2 (0)
1979–1983 Spain amateur 4 (1)
1983–1985 Spain 15 (2)
Managerial career
1995–1997 Bilbao Athletic
1999–2000 Badajoz
2002 Numancia
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel 'Manu' Sarabia López (born 9 January 1957) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed La Liga totals of 363 games and 101 goals over the course of 14 seasons, mainly with Athletic Bilbao but also with Logroñés. He won four major titles with the former, notably two national championships, and scored 182 times in all competitions.[1][2]

Left-footed, Sarabia represented Spain at Euro 1984.

  1. ^ "Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – Sarabia" [Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – Sarabia]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (9 October 2015). "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.