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Manuel Lira-Madrigal
Class of 2010 - Inducted in 2017

Manuel was inducted into the SHSAA Packer Sports Greats in 2017.

Originally from Quadalajara, Mexico, Manny grew up playing club soccer in his hometown. He came to the USA when he was 8 years old and continued playing club soccer in Omaha with the Chivas FC.  He played for the Azzuri Earthquakes. Then when in high school he played club soccer for the OFC Veleno. They won State Cup Tournaments back to back and also went to the regional USA Youth Soccer Tournament.

He played for all four years for SHS under Coach Maass.   During high school, he earned the following honors.  He earned first Team and All-State honors as both a junior and a senior.  He scored 12 goals with nine assists as a senior. He was named the Class ‘A’ State Captain his senior year, and was a Shrine Bowl MVP.

After high school, Manny attended Bellevue College.  In 2013 he was named the MCAC  Offensive Player of the Week, made the 1st Team All-MCAC.  In 2014 he was again named the MCAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct 27th) as well as named to the Omaha World-Herald NAIA All Nebraska Team.  He was also named on the 1st Team All-MCAC as well as received an Honorable Mention All American.

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