Manuel Pablo

Born in Arucas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Manuel Pablo was 22 when he joined Deportivo de La Coruña from his hometown club UD Las Palmas in summer 1998, being signed together with Argentine Turu Flores. He made his La Liga debut on 15 November 1998 in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo Alavés, but faced serious competition from Armando Álvarez in his first season, appearing in just 14 league matches. Manuel Pablo was a vital part of Depor's defence as the Galician side were crowned national champions in 2000 for the only time in their history. He contributed 37 games to the feat, 45 in all competitions. On 30 September 2001, Manuel Pablo sustained an horrific tibia injury during the televised Galician derby against RC Celta de Vigo after an unlucky tackle by Everton Giovanella. Subsequently, he missed the rest of the campaign. Manuel Pablo returned one year later, playing the full 90 minutes against CD Corralejo in a Copa del Rey tie. On 6 October 2002 he was handed his league return by coach Javier Irureta, as a late substitute in the 0–2 home loss to Racing de Santander. In 2003–04's closing stages, Manuel Pablo proved he was fully recovered, as displayed in an excellent performance on 7 April 2004 in a 4–0 win over AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League (5–4 aggregate victory). From the 2004–05 season onwards, he was the undisputed right-back at the Estadio Riazor (although he faced stiff competition from Álvaro Arbeloa in the 2006–07 campaign until…

Manuel Pablo's performances for Deportivo earned him a debut with the Spain national team on 16 August 2000, in a 4–1 away friendly defeat to Germany. He played for his country a further 12 times.

Shortly after retiring, Manuel Pablo continued to work with his main club Deportivo, being named an assistant to the B team in October 2018. In July 2021, he was appointed manager of the Juvenil squad, replacing Óscar Gilsanz. Manuel Pablo became head coach of Deportivo's reserves on 5 November 2024, again taking over from Gilsanz. On 26 March 2026, with the side leading their group in the Segunda Federación, he renewed his contract until 2028; promotion was eventually achieved as champions.

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