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{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1976)}}
{{family name hatnote|García|Díaz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manuel Pablo
| image = Manuel Pablo.jpg
| caption = Pablo playing for [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo]] in 2008
| fullname = Manuel Pablo García Díaz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Arucas, Las Palmas|Arucas]], Spain
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Right-back]]
| currentclub = [[Deportivo Fabril|Deportivo B]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]
| years1 = 1994–1996 | clubs1 = [[UD Las Palmas Atlético|Las Palmas B]] | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1994–1998 | clubs2 = [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] | caps2 = 57 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1998–2016 | clubs3 = [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] | caps3 = 383 | goals3 = 1
| totalcaps = 446 | totalgoals = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1997 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2000–2004 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2018–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Deportivo Fabril|Deportivo B]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2021–2024 | managerclubs2 = [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2024– | managerclubs3 = [[Deportivo Fabril|Deportivo B]]
}}
'''Manuel Pablo García Díaz''' (born 25 January 1976), known as '''Manuel Pablo''', is a Spanish retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played mainly as a [[right-back]]. He is currently [[Manager (association football)|manager]] of [[Deportivo Fabril]].

He spent most of his career with [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo]], appearing in 482 official matches and notably winning the [[1999–2000 La Liga]]. With stamina as his main asset, he also represented [[Spain national football team|Spain]] on 13 occasions.<ref>[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/deportivo-coruna/20160707/el-teresa-herrera-de-manuel-pablo_30002413.html El Teresa Herrera de Manuel Pablo (Manuel Pablo's Teresa Herrera)]; El Desmarque, 7 July 2016 (in Spanish)</ref><ref name=TA>[https://www.tintaamarilla.es/noticia/2016/07/07/159/20507-Manuel_Pablo_ya_es_historia_de_la_UD_y_del_Deportivo/ Manuel Pablo ya es historia de la UD y del Deportivo (Manuel Pablo is already history at UD and Deportivo)]; Tinta Amarilla, 7 July 2016 (in Spanish)</ref>

==Club career==
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]].<ref>[https://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2011/12/14/turu-flores-pasiones/423036.html Turu Flores, entre dos pasiones (Turu Flores, between two passions)]; [[La Provincia (Canary Islands)|La Provincia]], 14 December 2011 (in Spanish)</ref> He made his [[La Liga]] debut on 15 November 1998 in a 2–2 home draw against [[Deportivo Alavés]],<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/11/16/pagina-28/402984/pdf.html El Deportivo, abonado al empate (Deportivo, married to draw)]; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 16 November 1998 (in Spanish)</ref> but faced serious competition from [[Armando Álvarez (footballer)|Armando Álvarez]] in his [[1998–99 La Liga|first season]], appearing in just 14 league matches.<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2008/11/15/mas_futbol/1226734058_850215.html Manuel Pablo cumple una década en Primera (Manuel Pablo celebrates one decade in ''Primera'')]; [[Diario AS]], 15 November 2008 (in Spanish)</ref>

Manuel Pablo was a vital part of ''Depor'''s defence as the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galician]] side were crowned [[1999–2000 La Liga|national champions in 2000]] for the only time in their history. He contributed 37 games to the feat, 45 in all competitions.<ref>[https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/futbol/2000/05/20/911893/el-depor-se-estrena-como-campeon.html El Dépor se estrena como campeón (Debut as champions for Dépor)]; [[Última Hora (Spain)|Última Hora]], 20 May 2000 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140305/futbol/manuel-pablo-segundo-jugador-con-mas-partidos-de-liga-con-el-deportivo_54402812270.html Manuel Pablo, segundo jugador con más partidos de Liga con el Deportivo (Manuel Pablo, second player with the most League matches with Deportivo)]; Mundo Deportivo, 5 March 2014 (in Spanish)</ref>

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]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2001/10/01/pagina-19/1453067/pdf.html Deportivo y Celta deleitan (Deportivo and Celta delight)]; Mundo Deportivo, 1 October 2001 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/salud/2001/455/1005931840.html La operación de tibia de Manuel Pablo crea polémica entre los especialistas (Manuel Pablo's tibia surgery stirs up controversy amongst specialists)]; [[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]], 17 November 2001 (in Spanish)</ref> Subsequently, he missed the rest of [[2001–02 La Liga|the campaign]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070525191515/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2001/Round=1545/Match=1008582/Report=PR.html Buoyant United ready for Deportivo]; UEFA, 2001</ref>

Manuel Pablo returned one year later, playing the full 90 minutes against [[CD Corralejo (1975)|CD Corralejo]] in a [[Copa del Rey]] [[2002–03 Copa del Rey|tie]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2002/09/12/pagina-19/501132/pdf.html Luque y Juanmi, claves del Depor y vuelve M. Pablo (Luque y Juanmi, key to Depor and M. Pablo returns)]; Mundo Deportivo, 12 September 2002 (in Spanish)</ref> On 6 October 2002 he was handed his league return by coach [[Javier Irureta]], as a late [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in the 0–2 home loss to [[Racing de Santander]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2002/10/07/pagina-23/504916/pdf.html El Racing da un baño al Depor (Racing humble Depor)]; Mundo Deportivo, 7 October 2002 (in Spanish)</ref>

In [[2003–04 La Liga|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 [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|quarter-finals]] of the [[UEFA Champions League]] (5–4 aggregate victory).<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2004/04/08/pagina-16/755088/pdf.html El Depor baila al campeón (Depor waltz champions)]; Mundo Deportivo, 8 April 2004 (in Spanish)</ref> From the [[2004–05 La Liga|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 La Liga|2006–07 campaign]] until the latter departed for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in January 2007).<ref>[https://www.elcorreogallego.es/hemeroteca/arbeloa-va-liverpool-aliviar-econom-d-PHCG129644 Arbeloa se va al Liverpool para aliviar la economía del Dépor (Arbeloa goes to Liverpool to ease the burden on Dépor's economy)]; [[El Correo Gallego]], 31 January 2007 (in Spanish)</ref>

In the following two seasons, Manuel Pablo remained first-choice at his position, although he was challenged by younger [[Laure (footballer)|Laure]] in [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]].<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2008/08/24/mas_futbol/1219559213_850215.html Filipe: "Hemos perdido al mejor lateral de la Liga" (Filipe: "We have lost the League's best full-back")]; Diario AS, 24 August 2008 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2009/08/25/mas_futbol/1251181616_850215.html Laure puede sentar a Manuel Pablo en Madrid (Laure may sit Manuel Pablo in Madrid)]; Diario AS, 25 August 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> In early May 2009, following lengthy negotiations, the 33-year-old renewed his ''Depor'' contract in a 2+1 deal.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/05/11/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1242053281.html Manuel Pablo renueva por dos temporadas (Manuel Pablo renews for two seasons)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 11 May 2009 (in Spanish)</ref>

From 2009 to 2015, Manuel Pablo still managed to total 126 league games, being relegated twice from the top flight and achieving as many promotions.<ref>[https://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2013/06/12/manuel-pablo-primer-gol-debe-10432212.html Manuel Pablo: "El primer gol lo debe marcar el Gran Canaria" (Manuel Pablo: "The first goal must be scored by the Gran Canaria")]; La Provincia, 12 June 2013 (in Spanish)</ref> On 16 June 2015, he extended his link for a further year.<ref>[https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticias/manuel-pablo-continuara-una-temporada-mas-como-capitan-del-depor Manuel Pablo continuará una temporada más como capitán del Dépor (Manuel Pablo will remain one more season as captain of Dépor)]; Deportivo La Coruña, 16 June 2015 (in Spanish)</ref>

On 7 July 2016, after only five competitive appearances during [[2015–16 La Liga|the season]], the 40-year-old Manuel Pablo retired.<ref>[http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/torremarathon/2016/07/07/manuel-pablo-cuelga-botas/00031467885365950643752.htm Manuel Pablo cuelga las botas (Manuel Pablo hangs boots)]; [[La Voz de Galicia]], 7 July 2016 (in Spanish)</ref> He continued to work with his main club after becoming a manager, as assistant to the [[Deportivo Fabril|B team]]<ref>[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/deportivo-coruna/20181023/oportunidad-para-manuel-pablo_30025234.html Oportunidad para Manuel Pablo (A chance for Manuel Pablo)]; El Desmarque, 23 October 2018 (in Spanish)</ref> and youth head coach.<ref>[https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/torremarathon/cantera/2022/05/29/3-1-deportivo-juvenil-despide-cabeza-alta-copa-campeones/00031653823888816920300.htm 3–1 {{!}} El Deportivo juvenil se despide con la cabeza alta de la Copa de Campeones (3–1 {{!}} Deportivo youths say goodbye to the Champions Cup with head held high)]; La Voz de Galicia, 29 May 2022 (in Spanish)</ref>

Manuel Pablo was named head coach of Deportivo's reserves on 5 November 2024.<ref>[https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/deportivo/2024/11/05/manuel-pablo-sustituye-gilsanz-fabril-111411540.html Manuel Pablo sustituye a Gilsanz en el Fabril (Manuel Pablo replaces Gilsanz at Fabril)]; La Opinión A Coruña, 5 November 2024 (in Spanish)</ref>

==International career==
Manuel Pablo's performances for Deportivo earned him a debut with the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]] on 16 August 2000, in a 4–1 away [[Exhibition game#International|friendly]] defeat to [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2000/08/17/pagina-10/684495/pdf.html Desastre (Disaster)]; Mundo Deportivo, 17 August 2000 (in Spanish)</ref> He played for his country a further 12 times.<ref name=TA/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{BDFutbol|1865}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|manuel-pablo-garcia-diaz/3062}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup<ref>Includes [[Copa del Rey]] and [[Supercopa de España]]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes [[La Liga play-offs]], [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]
|[[1996–97 Segunda División|1996–97]] 
|[[Segunda División]]
|20||1||0||0||0||0||20||1
|-
|[[1997–98 Segunda División|1997–98]] 
|Segunda División
|36||0||0||0||2||0||38||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!1!!0!!0!!2!!0!!58!!1
|-
|rowspan="19"|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo]]
|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]] 
|[[La Liga]]
|14||0||5||0||0||0||19||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–00]] 
|La Liga
|37||0||2||0||6||0||45||0
|-
|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]] 
|La Liga
|37||1||4||0||14||0||55||1
|-
|[[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]] 
|La Liga
|5||0||0||0||2||0||7||0
|-
|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]] 
|La Liga
|10||0||8||1||1||0||19||1
|-
|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]] 
|La Liga
|18||0||1||0||8||0||27||0
|-
|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]] 
|La Liga
|30||0||1||0||6||0||37||0
|-
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]] 
|La Liga
|31||0||5||0||7||0||43||0
|-
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]] 
|La Liga
|15||0||5||0||0||0||20||0
|-
|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]] 
|La Liga
|34||0||0||0||0||0||34||0
|-
|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]] 
|La Liga
|23||0||3||0||6||0||32||0
|-
|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] 
|La Liga
|33||0||3||0||0||0||36||0
|-
|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]] 
|La Liga
|30||0||3||0||0||0||33||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Segunda División|2011–12]] 
|Segunda División
|8||0||2||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]] 
|La Liga
|24||0||2||1||0||0||26||1
|-
|[[2013–14 Segunda División|2013–14]] 
|Segunda División
|26||0||1||0||0||0||27||0
|-
|[[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]] 
|La Liga
|5||0||2||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]] 
|La Liga
|3||0||2||0||0||0||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!383!!1!!49!!2!!50!!0!!482!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!439!!2!!49!!2!!52!!0!!540!!4
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Eu-Football.info|12945}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|2000||5||0
|-
|2001||7||0
|-
|2004||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!13!!0
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|21 December 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record			
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}	
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
|align="left"|[[Deportivo Fabril|Deportivo B]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left| 5 November 2024
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|42|20|10|12|for=63|against=33|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{BDFutbol season|l1865|2024-25}}<br>{{BDFutbol season|l1865|2025-26}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|42|20|10|12|for=63|against=33|diff=yes}}	
!—
|}

==Honours==
'''Deportivo'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]]<ref name=TA/>
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[2000 Supercopa de España|2000]]<ref name=TA/>
*[[Segunda División]]: [[2011–12 Segunda División|2011–12]]<ref>[https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20120527/deportivo-culmina-ascenso-primera-division/531884.shtml Fútbol {{!}} Segunda División – El Deportivo culmina el ascenso a Primera División (Football {{!}} Second Division – Deportivo complete promotion to ''Primera División'')]; [[RTVE]], 27 May 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2008]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070416112436/http://canaldeportivo.com/servlet/es.iris.servlets.Equipo?accion=1&ver=2&id_persona=4766&id_equipo=27 Deportivo official profile] {{in lang|es}} (archived)
*{{BDFutbol|1865}}
*{{NFT player|11264}}
*{{FIFA player|179071}}

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[[Category:Tercera División players]]
[[Category:UD Las Palmas Atlético players]]
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