Manuel "Lolo" Coronado Plá (born 7 April 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Coronado Plá | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Minaa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valladolid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Valladolid B | 63 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | Valladolid | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Benfica B | 35 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | → Lugo (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cádiz (loan) | 37 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Necaxa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Toledo (loan) | 26 | (14) |
| 2017–2019 | Elche | 20 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Recreativo (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Valencia B (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Gimnàstic | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Guijuelo | 12 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Mérida | 65 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Cacereño | 15 | (3) |
| 2024 | Talavera | 15 | (6) |
| 2024– | Al-Minaa | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 | |||
Having spent his early career at Valladolid in La Liga, Lugo in Segunda División and Benfica B in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, he played most of it in the lower leagues of his country. He made 165 appearances and scored 36 goals in the Spanish third tier, in service of eight clubs.
Club career
editValladolid
editBorn in Mérida, Extremadura, Plá began his career with Real Valladolid's youth sides, and made his senior debut in 2010–11 for the B team in the Tercera División. On 20 August 2012, he appeared in his first official game with the main squad, playing the last four minutes in a 1–0 La Liga away win over Real Zaragoza, the first matchday of the season.[1]
Benfica
editPlá signed for S.L. Benfica in Portugal on 2 August 2013 in spite of being threatened by his former club,[2] which later led to compensation as his link was not severed by mutual consent.[3] He was assigned to the reserves and played his first match for them on the 26th, coming from the bench in the 81st minute of the Segunda Liga home fixture against Portimonense S.C. and scoring the final goal in a 3–0 victory.[4]
On 30 August 2014, Plá was loaned to Segunda División's CD Lugo on a season-long deal.[5] The following summer, he joined Segunda División B side Cádiz CF also on loan.[6]
Elche
editIn the 2016 off-season, Plá was acquired by Mexican club Club Necaxa, but was immediately loaned back to CD Toledo of the Spanish third tier.[7] He helped them to finish second in their group, and then signed for Elche CF of the same league in July 2017.[8]
Plá contributed two goals in Elche's promotion campaign (five in all competitions),[9] but spent the following season on loan at Recreativo de Huelva[10] and Valencia CF Mestalla.[11]
Later career
editOn 14 July 2019, Plá agreed to a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[12] He was unregistered from the main squad the following transfer window due to poor performances, and terminated his contract in March 2020.[13]
In September 2020, Plá joined CD Guijuelo.[14] His only season was marred by injury and resulted in a double relegation to the new Tercera Federación following a league restructuring.[15]
Plá signed for his hometown club Mérida AD in the league above in June 2021.[16] Including the Copa Federación, he scored 12 times in 34 total games as his first campaign at the Estadio Romano ended in promotion via the playoffs; his link was then extended for a second year.[17]
Plá continued to compete in the lower leagues subsequently, with CP Cacereño and CF Talavera de la Reina.[18] He moved abroad again on 12 August 2024, on a contract at Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa SC.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza". ESPN FC. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Lolo assina apesar da ameaça do Valladolid" [Lolo signs in spite of Valladolid threat]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Lolo: Benfica vai pagar indemnização ao Valladolid" [Lolo: Benfica will compensate Valladolid] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Benfica B soma primeira vitória frente ao Portimonense" [Benfica B get first win against Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Cesión de Manuel Coronado Plá "Lolo"" [Loan of Manuel Coronado Plá "Lolo"] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Lolo Pla se incorpora al Cádiz y refuerza la delantera" [Lolo Pla added to Cádiz to bolster offense] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Lolo Pla nuevo jugador del Club Deportivo Toledo" [Lolo Pla new Club Deportivo Toledo player] (in Spanish). CD Toledo. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Lolo Plá refuerza al Elche C.F." [Lolo Plá bolsters Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Díaz, Adrián (24 July 2018). "Collantes y Lolo Plá, descartados" [Collantes and Lolo Plá, released] (in Spanish). Diario Franjiverde. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Lolo Plá llega cedido" [Lolo Plá arrives on loan] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Lolo Plá ficha por el Valencia Mestalla" [Lolo Plá signs for Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Lolo Plá signa amb el Nàstic" [Lolo Plá signs with Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ M. Izquierdo, Vicente (2 March 2020). "El Gimnàstic y Lolo Plá acuerdan la rescisión del contrato del futbolista" [Gimnàstic and Lolo Plá agree the rescision of the contract of the footballer]. Diari Més (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "El CD Guijuelo dice adiós a Pablo Espina y ficha al delantero Lolo Plá" [CD Guijuelo say goodbye to Pablo Espina and sign the forward Lolo Plá]. La Crónica de Salamanca (in Spanish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ González, Juanjo (18 June 2021). "Otra baja confirmada en el CD Guijuelo: Lolo Plá firma por el Mérida de Segunda RFEF" [Another confirmed departure at CD Guijuelo: Lolo Plá signs for Mérida of Segunda RFEF]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Saavedra, Nono (18 June 2021). "Lolo Pla, fichaje ilusionante del Mérida" [Lolo Plá, exciting signing for Mérida]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Saavedra, Nono (27 June 2022). "Lolo Plá seguirá abanderando el proyecto del Mérida" [Lolo Plá will continue carrying the flag of Mérida's project]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "El CF Talavera ficha al delantero Lolo Plà" [CF Talavera sign forward Lolo Plà]. La Tribuna de Talavera (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "محترف إسباني يدعم صفوف الميناء تحضيراً للموسم الجديد" [Spanish professional joins Al-Minaa's ranks in preparation for the new season] (in Arabic). Iraqi News Agency. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "محترف إسباني ينضم للدوري العراقي" [Spanish professional joins Iraqi League]. Almaalomah (in Arabic). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.