Manuel Preciado Rebolledo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Preciado Rebolledo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | El Astillero, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 2012 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | El Perelló, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Racing Santander | 115 | (2) |
| 1982–1984 | Linares | 68 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Mallorca | 13 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Alavés | 41 | (0) |
| 1986–1990 | Ourense | ||
| 1990–1992 | Gimnástica | 64 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Gimnástica | ||
| 1996–1997 | Racing B | ||
| 2000 | Gimnástica | ||
| 2000–2002 | Racing B | ||
| 2002–2003 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2003–2004 | Levante | ||
| 2004 | Murcia | ||
| 2005–2006 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2006–2012 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 2012 | Villarreal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel 'Manolo' Preciado Rebolledo (28 August 1957 – 6 June 2012) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender and a coach.
His 15-year career was mainly associated with Racing de Santander, and he also represented five other teams, mostly in the lower leagues. As a manager, he also coached with his main club but worked mostly with Sporting de Gijón, promoting to La Liga in 2008.
Preciado died in June 2012 at the age of 54, from a heart attack.
Born in El Astillero, Cantabria, Preciado appeared in 59 La Liga matches for local Racing de Santander, split between three of his five-year spell with the club. His best-ever in the top flight was 32 games in the 1978–79 season, which ended in relegation.
After three years in Segunda División (two of them with Linares CF), Preciado resumed his career in the lower leagues, eventually retiring in 1992 with lowly Gimnástica de Torrelavega, also in his native region, at nearly 35.
Preciado took up coaching in the mid-90s, precisely with his last club. He led Gimnástica to the Tercera División championship (group 1). Being then recalled to Racing with its B-squad, another promotion to Segunda División B befell, now in 2002.
Preciado was called for first-team coaching duties in 2002–03's top flight, helping the side retain their status in his 18 games in charge. After second division spells with Levante UD – with promotion – and Real Murcia, he returned to Santander; although they finished just one point above the relegation zone, they managed a 2–1 win at Real Madrid, on 21 December 2005.
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