Manuel Castiñeiras Porto (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Castiñeiras' career was mainly associated with local SD Compostela. He represented them in four levels of Spanish football, the highest being Segunda División.

Manuel Castiñeiras

Other than the Galicians, in that tier Castiñeiras also played for SD Eibar, CD Tenerife and Racing de Ferrol, for a total of 138 matches over five seasons. On 30 January 2015, the 35-year-old Compostela captain accepted to retire so that newly-signed Yacine Qasmi could be registered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation; he joined the club's organigram immediately afterwards.

Manuel Castiñeiras

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1979 births

Living people

Spanish men's footballers

Footballers from Santiago de Compostela

Men's association football defenders

Segunda División players

Segunda División B players

Tercera División players

SD Compostela footballers

SD Eibar footballers

CD Tenerife players

Racing de Ferrol footballers

Manuel Castiñeiras