Manuel 'Manolo' Gaspar Haro (born 3 February 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Gaspar started playing professionally with hometown Málaga CF's reserves, then spent two Segunda División seasons with another team in the region, UD Almería, being named 2005–06's best right-back whilst at the service of the latter.

Manolo Gaspar

For 2006–07, upon Levante UD's return to La Liga, Gaspar signed for the Valencian Community side. He appeared scarcely over two seasons, facing relegation in his second with the club immersed in a precarious financial situation.

Manolo Gaspar

Gaspar returned to Málaga in July 2008, being pretty much absent of the lineups for most part of the campaign but being heavily used in the final months. He again featured regularly in 2009–10, mainly due to injuries to teammates; however, on 3 April 2010, it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season because of an inflamed appendix, which was successfully operated and removed.

Manolo Gaspar

Gaspar continued to be used exclusively as a backup in 2010–11, by both Jesualdo Ferreira and his successor Manuel Pellegrini. On 4 July 2011, aged 30, he left Málaga and returned to the second tier, joining FC Cartagena.

Following an unassuming spell in the Cypriot First Division, Gaspar signed with CD El Palo from Segunda División B. In 2014, still as an active player, he returned to Málaga in directorial capacities.

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1981 births

Living people

Spanish men's footballers

Footballers from Málaga

Men's association football defenders

La Liga players

Segunda División players

Segunda División B players

Tercera División players

Atlético Malagueño players

UD Almería players

Levante UD footballers

Málaga CF players

FC Cartagena footballers

El Palo FC players

Cypriot First Division players

Olympiakos Nicosia players

Spanish expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus