Manuel_Arana_Rodríguez
Manuel Arana
Spanish footballer
Manuel Jesús Arana Rodríguez (born 3 December 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Jesús Arana Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-12-03) 3 December 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Betis B | ||
| 2005–2007 | Castellón B | 65 | (11) |
| 2007–2009 | Castellón | 70 | (14) |
| 2009–2012 | Racing Santander | 73 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Recreativo | 42 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Mallorca | 52 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Goa | 10 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Europa | 20 | (10) |
| 2020 | Utrera | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (65) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 75 La Liga matches over four seasons, totalling seven goals for Racing de Santander and Rayo Vallecano. He added 164 appearances and 33 goals in the Segunda División, and also competed professionally in Australia, India and Gibraltar.
Arana was born in Seville, Andalusia. After not being able to reach the first team at Real Betis in his hometown he signed with CD Castellón, where he would first appear professionally in 2006–07's Segunda División, playing one game; in the following two seasons, also at that level, he proceeded to be used regularly.[1][2]
In June 2009, Arana moved to La Liga with Racing de Santander, on a four-year contract. He made his debut in the competition on 30 August in a 1–4 home loss against Getafe CF,[3] and scored in his third match for a 2–1 win at Málaga CF,[4] going on to net three more goals in the league (totalling 1,749 minutes) as the side from Cantabria managed to retain their league status.
Arana terminated his contract with Racing in late August 2012, following the club's top-flight relegation.[5] Four days later, he signed a two-year deal with Rayo Vallecano of the same league.[6][7]
On 7 July 2014, Arana left Recreativo de Huelva and joined RCD Mallorca also in division two, for two years.[8] On 30 September 2016 the 31-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, after being confirmed as the third visa player signing by Brisbane Roar FC for the 2016–17 season.[9][10]
On 12 July 2017, Arana switched clubs and countries again, signing for FC Goa.[11] He scored his debut goal for them on 25 November, but in a 2–1 away defeat to Mumbai City FC.[12] On 31 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow Indian Super League team Delhi Dynamos FC until March.[13]
- As of match played on 14 February 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Castellón | 2006–07[14] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[14] | Segunda División | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09[14] | Segunda División | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
| Total | 70 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 75 | 14 | |||
| Racing Santander | 2009–10[14] | La Liga | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| 2010–11[14] | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[14] | La Liga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 73 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 78 | 7 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2012–13[14] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Recreativo | 2012–13[14] | Segunda División | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[14] | Segunda División | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| Total | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 9 | |||
| Mallorca | 2014–15[14] | Segunda División | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2015–16[14] | Segunda División | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 52 | 10 | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2016–17[15] | A-League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Goa | 2017–18[15] | Indian Super League | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Delhi Dynamos | 2017–18[15] | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 310 | 48 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Roca, Juanfran (2 April 2008). "Arana está "sorprendido" por su suplencia en Vitoria" [Arana is "surprised" for being on the bench in Vitoria]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Roca, Juanfran (6 February 2009). "Herrera retocará bien poco la herencia de Abel" [Herrera won't change what he inherited from Abel almost anything]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Racing Santander 1–4 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009
- Morris grabs late winner; ESPN Soccernet, 19 September 2009
- Manuel Arana se desvincula del Racing de Santander (Manuel Arana cuts ties with Racing de Santander); Goal, 27 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- Manuel Arana nuevo jugador del Rayo (Manuel Arana new Rayo player) Archived 28 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Vallecano, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Rayo Vallecano ficha a Manuel Arana (Rayo Vallecano sign Manuel Arana); Goal, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- El RCD Mallorca ficha a Manuel Arana (RCD Mallorca sign Manuel Arana) Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 7 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- Lewis, Dave (30 September 2016). "Roar snap up Spanish ace Rodriguez". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- Monteverde, Marco (30 September 2016). "Brisbane Roar signs former La Liga winger Manuel Arana Rodriguez on one-year deal". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "FC Goa signs Spanish midfielder Manuel Arana". The Times of India. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- "ISL 2017–18: Samba magic helps Mumbai City FC outshine FC Goa". Deccan Chronicle. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Arana: Manuel Jesús Arana Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Manuel Arana at BDFutbol