Manolín Bueno
 Bueno (seated on the right) with Real Madrid (1967) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Bueno Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2026 (aged 86) | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Balón Cádiz | ||
| 1958–1959 | Cádiz | 23 | (6) |
| 1959–1971 | Real Madrid | 76 | (15) |
| 1971–1973 | Sevilla | 30 | (4) |
| 1973–1975 | Balón Cádiz | ||
| Total | 129 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1961 | Spain B | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel "Manolín" Bueno Cabral (5 February 1940 – 7 February 2026) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
The son of a former goalkeeper, also named Manuel (1910–1970),[1] Bueno was born in Seville, Andalusia, and started playing with Cádiz CF in Segunda División.
In 1959, the 19-year-old signed with Real Madrid, where he would remain for the following 11 campaigns.[2] Behind Francisco Gento in the queue for selection at both club and international level, Bueno featured infrequently for the Whites,[3] never appearing in more than nine league games in any season except his last, where he also scored a career-best seven goals to help the side to a fourth-place finish. Despite this, the club itself credits him with eight Primera División titles, as well as two national cups and two European Cups, though he did not take part in any of the finals[3] (he did play in one leg of their 1960 Intercontinental Cup victory). He left Real Madrid in the summer of 1971 with competitive totals of 119 matches and 27 goals.[3]
Bueno retired from the professional game at the end of 1972–73 after two years – one spent in each major level – with hometown club Sevilla FC.
Death
On 7 February 2026, it was announced that Bueno had died at the age of 86.[4]
Honours
Real Madrid[3]
- European Cup: 1959–60, 1965–66
- Intercontinental Cup: 1960
- La Liga: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62, 1969–70
References
- ^ Manolín Bueno at BDFutbol
- ^ "Mucho más que un suplente, Manolín Bueno" [Much more than a backup, Manolín Bueno] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Exceptional technique on the left-hand side". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial: fallecimiento de Manolín Bueno". Real Madrid. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
External links
- Manolín Bueno at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)