Manolo Posada

Manuel Posada Tapias (2 August 1896 – 13 September 1983), better known as Manolo Posada, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo. He is best known for being part of the first-ever team fielded by Celta de Vigo in 1923.

Club career Posada began his career as a footballer at Fortuna de Vigo, but his studies in Madrid allowed him to alternate between the Vigo team and Madrid FC (now Real Madrid). He started in the final against Real Unión, which they lost 0–2, courtesy of a brace from Juan Legarreta.

After the merger of Fortuna with Vigo Sporting, and the consequent birth of Celta de Vigo, Posada, driven by his immense love for Vigo, returned to his city to join Celta, and he quickly became the club's starting striker.

On 10 January 1972, at the annual sports festival in Vigo, in which the title of the best sportsman from Vigo was awarded to the athlete Javier Álvarez, a distinction was also awarded, among others, to Manuel Posada Tapias.

International career Like many other Celta de Vigo players of his time, he was eligible to play for the Galicia national team, however, he only earned one cap, in a friendly match against a Lisbon XI on 27 May 1923.

Honours Club Fortuna de Vigo Galician Championship: Winners (3) 1914–15, 1920–21, 1921–22

Celta de Vigo Galician Championship: Winners (2) 1923–24, 1924–25