Manuel Castiñeiras Porto (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Castiñeiras Porto | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Compostela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Compostela B | ||
| 2001–2004 | Compostela | 79 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Eibar | 76 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Tenerife | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Racing Ferrol | 53 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Cerceda | 19 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Compostela | 65 | (2) |
| Total | 303 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Other than the Galicians, in that tier Castiñeiras also played for SD Eibar, CD Tenerife[1] and Racing de Ferrol,[2] 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;[3] he joined the club's organigram immediately afterwards.[4]