José Manuel Rodríguez Morgade (born 22 June 1984), commonly known as Manu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left-back.
Born in Wädenswil, Switzerland to Spanish immigrants, Manu started playing with CD Ourense in the Segunda División B.
[1] In the 2011–12 campaign, Manu contributed 43 matches (all starts) and five goals as the club promoted to Segunda División for the second time in its history, the first in 20 years.
[2][3] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 home win against Hércules CF, scoring the game's only goal through a penalty kick;[4] he served as team captain for several seasons.
[5][6] On 4 July 2017, after one decade with Lugo, free agent Manu joined fellow second-tier side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.