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Chennaiyin FC add Spanish flavor to their ranks.

The two time champions Chennaiyin FC have completed the signing of Spainish playmaker Manuel Lanzarote till the end of the season.

Manuel Lanzarote joins Chennaiyin FC

Lanzarote’s acquisition comes on the back of Chennaiyin captain Rafael Crivellaro being ruled outfor the rest of the season following an ankle ligament injury he suffered against ATK MohunBagan on December 29, 2020.

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“I am very happy and proud of the opportunity to play for a club that has won the ISL twice.Although it will be a very short stage, I hope to contribute with my experience and be able
to help my teammates to achieve our goal,”
said the Spaniard on joining the two-time ISL champions.


“Lanza (Manuel Lanzarote) is a seasoned professional with experience of playing in India. We hope to have him involved at the earliest and remain in the mix to push for the play-offs
at that stage. Albeit for a short period, we welcome him to the club and look forward to working together in achieving our objectives,”
said CFC Head Coach Csaba Laszlo on Lanzarote’s signing.


Laszlo and Chennaiyin FC will be aiming to tap into Lanzarote’s experience of playing in the ISL, a season each at FC Goa and ATK in 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively; helping Goa reach
the semis which they lost to CFC on aggregate. The following season he joined ATK and was made their captain, leading them to the Super Cup semi-finals, which ended in defeat to Chennaiyin.


A wily tactician with the ball who possesses a keen eye for goal, Lanzarote is capable of playing across the midfield line. He will be aiming to form an instant connection with the likes of Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Jakub Sylvestr upfront. Lanzarote will be looking to add to his impressive tally of 18 goals and 8 assists in 33 ISL appearances so far.


Having come through the youth ranks at FC Barcelona, Lanzarote played for a whole host of clubs in the Spanish lower divisions, before spending two seasons at RCD Espanyol in the top-flight from 2013 to 2015. Short spells at Greek side Asteras Tripoli and then Real Zaragoza in his homeland followed before Lanza’s time in India. And most recently, he featured for CE Sabadell FC and UC Sant Andreu, helping the former win promotion to the Spanish second tier in 2019-20.

during match 46 of the Hero Indian Super League 2018 ( ISL ) between Chennaiyin FC and ATK held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India on the 2nd December 2018 Photo by: Faheem Hussain /SPORTZPICS for ISL

Chennaiyin FC are in action on Thursday January 13th, 2021 against Odisha FC in an away fixture at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim with kick-off at 7:30 PM.

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