Manolo Preciado has left us

Once I passed him through the streets of Santander, and I always left with the desire to greet and shake hands. "A big guy," he thought. Shipyard was, about seven kilometers from Santander, was also closely linked to the construction of ships, some even in their day went to the Battle of Trafalgar. Manolo Preciado Shipyard also left to a difficult world, the professional football, where he left signature by the work well done, but is not remembered for their promotions and success, it does not tell "was the coach who first rose to Sporting and the Levant", you will remember for the appreciation aroused in all and each of the places they passed, and also for those who do not.

As a player wore T-shirts Racing, Linares, Mallorca, Alaves, Ourense and Gymnastics. He began his career in coaching from below, achieving promotion to Torrelavega Gymnastics and Racing B and earning a place in the first team. And if it wanted in Cantabria, Valencia or Murcia, where he also coached, what can be said of Oviedo, where he arrived one day to return to Sporting in the first eight years later, and who returned the smile as the first team leaving indelible mark .

Where a word aroused sympathy left, he looked closer, affable, a simple guy who never gave anyone anything: rather took away a lot, too, but nothing prevented him from moving forward. Only a heart has been with him. That's cheating. Had just signed with Villarreal to attempt to return to the team at first, might have been his sixth climb and as rivals would have had to Racing and Sporting. It would be a great duel. Wherever you are sure you will see on TV with his family. Rests.