Manuel del Moral

Atlético Madrid

Del Moral was born in Jaén, Andalusia. After starting his youth career with local Real Jaén, he finished it with Atlético Madrid, where he played alongside Braulio, and served a one-and-a-half-season loan in the Segunda División at Recreativo de Huelva, appearing in only five matches in his first year. While mainly registered with the capital club's reserves, del Moral did play five La Liga games in the 2005–06 campaign, mainly as a late substitute.

Getafe

Del Moral joined Madrid neighbours Getafe CF for 2006–07, scoring his first top-flight goal on 22 October 2006 in a 2–1 away win over precisely Recreativo and finishing the season with eight (squad's second-best, behind Dani Güiza). The following campaign, he teamed up again with Braulio and netted seven times – joint-top scorer alongside Juan Ángel Albín– while also helping the Madrid outskirts team to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. The arrival of Roberto Soldado relegated del Moral to a more secondary role in 2008–09, but he still made 29 league appearances, operating mostly on the wings. On 24 January 2010, he scored the game's only goal as Getafe defeated former side Atlético Madrid for the first time at home in its history. On 7 November, he netted in a 1–3 home loss against FC Barcelona to become the club's best-ever scorer in the top division for the second time, surpassing precisely Soldado. On 14 March 2011, del Moral scored three goals against Athletic Bilbao in only 25…

On 7 June 2011, after his best season at Getafe, del Moral made his debut for Spain, replacing David Villa during half-time of a 3–0 friendly victory over Venezuela.

On 1 October 2021, del Moral was appointed manager of Primera Andaluza side CD Cultural Asako Motril. He moved to CF Motril in 2023; initially a match delegate, he later became an assistant before being named head of the club in January 2025. On 9 June 2025, del Moral agreed to return to Getafe on a one-year contract, and took over the reserves in the Segunda Federación.

Getafe

Copa del Rey runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08 Spain U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2003 Spain U23

Mediterranean Games: 2005