Manuel Colón

{{short description|Spanish handball player (born 1977)}}

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{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Manuel Colón

| full_name = Manuel Colón Rodríguez

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| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|02|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

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| position = Left back

| height = 195 cm

| clubs1 = Ademar León

| years1 = 1995-2006

| clubs2 = BM Altea

| years2 = 2006-2007

| clubs3 = BM Alcobendas

| years3 = 2007-2011

| nationalyears1 = 1997-2011

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 85

| nationalgoals1 = 177

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Manuel Colón (born 18 February 1977) is a Spanish retired handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/manuel-colon-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101124/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/manuel-colon-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title= Manuel Colón Olympic Results |accessdate=23 March 2020}}

He was a part of the clubs including Ademar Leon (1995 - 2006), BM Altea (2006 - 2007) and BM Alcobendas (2007 - 2009).{{cite news |title=Manuel Colón Rodríguez - Player profile |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/playerprofile-1098-1-0-1-2.html |access-date=21 September 2022 |work=handball-world.news |language=en}} In 2015 he made a short comeback for BM Alcobendas.[https://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=943916 www.zerozero.pt], player profile, retrieved 24. January 2023 With Ademar Leon, he won the Spanish championship in 2001, the Spanish cup in 2002 and the Copa ASOBAL in 1999.

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