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Manuel Lira

14 Manuel Lira

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Guadalajara, Mexico
  • High School:
    Omaha South HS
  • Position:
    MF
  • Previous School(s):
    Omaha South HS
g 10
a 6
pts 26
gw 2

Statistics: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior

Photos: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior

Honors and Awards

2014 Season (Senior): First team all-MCAC selection for the second straight season ... NAIA Honorable Mention All-American  … Appeared in and started 19 matches … Had three multi-goal games including his first career hat trick in a 4-0 victory at York on Oct. 22 … Scored the first Bellevue goal in their 2-2 MCAC Championship draw against Oklahoma Wesleyan on Nov. 14 … His goal with 39 seconds left at Hastings on Nov. 22 in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round sealed the 2-0 victory.

2013 Season (Junior): Earned first team all-MCAC honors ... Led the team in goals (8), points (21) and shots on goal (22) ... Ranked second on the squad with five assists and 37 shots ... Notched three game-winning goals ... Played in 16 matches with 13 starts ... Netted two goals at Grand View University in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round on Nov. 23 ... Registered two assists versus Hastings College (Sept. 25) and Waldorf College (Nov. 2) ... Named the MCAC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4 ... Tallied a career-high six shots against Central Christian College on Oct. 19.

2012 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games, starting in nine ... Recorded 14 shots on the season, with five on goal ... Registered a season-high five shots in Bellevue's 1-1 tie against Midland University on Sept. 5.

2011 Season (Freshman): Played in 17 matches with 13 starts ... Registered 26 shots and 14 on goal ... Recorded a season-high six shots versus Benedictine College on Sept. 14

High School: Coached by Joe Maass at Omaha South High School ... Scored 12 goals with nine assists as a senior ... Earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Named the Class A state captain during senior season ... Shrine Bowl MVP ... Played club soccer for Nebraska FC under head coach Jeff Voight.

Personal: Full name is Manuel Alejandro Lira ... Born on Aug. 20, 1992 in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Son of Heriberto and Elidia Lira ... Has three siblings, Cesar, Ivan and Heriberto, Jr. ... Undecided on a major.

Recent Games
Oct 25 at Central Baptist W, 3-1
Oct 29 Waldorf W, 4-0
Nov 7 York W, 2-0
Nov 14 Oklahoma Wesleyan T, 2-2
Nov 22 at No. 8 Hastings W, 2-0
Dec 1 vs. Vanguard L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 5
Games started 19 5
Goals 10 6
Assists 6 1
Points 26 13
Shots 58 22
Shot Pct .172 .273
Penalty kicks 0-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 23 at No. 12 Grand View L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Aug 27 at Doane W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-1 0
Aug 30 at St. Ambrose W, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 2 Graceland W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 5 at Benedictine (KS) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 10 William Penn W, 3-1 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 14 Westminster (Utah) W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 6 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Northwood (Fla.) W, 3-2 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 vs. Florida Memorial W, 1-0 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 24 Morningside W, 3-0 1 2 0 4 4 .500 0-0 1
Oct 4 #10 Ashford L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 15 at Central Christian W, 3-0 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Oct 18 #7 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 22 at York W, 4-0 1 3 0 6 7 .429 0-0 1
Oct 25 at Central Baptist W, 3-1 1 2 0 4 5 .400 0-0 0
Oct 29 Waldorf W, 4-0 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
Nov 7 York W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Nov 14 Oklahoma Wesleyan T, 2-2 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Nov 22 at No. 8 Hastings W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Dec 1 vs. Vanguard L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2011-12 17 13 .00 .00 .00 1.53 .000 .82 .538
2012-13 14 9 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .36 .357
2013-14 16 13 .50 .31 1.31 2.31 .216 1.38 .595
2014-15 19 19 .53 .32 1.37 3.05 .172 1.58 .517
Total 66 54 .27 .17 .71 2.05 .133 1.08 .526
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2011-12 17 13 0 0 0 26 .000 14 .538 4 0 0-0 0
2012-13 14 9 0 0 0 14 .000 5 .357 3 0 0-0 0
2013-14 16 13 8 5 21 37 .216 22 .595 2 0 0-0 3
2014-15 19 19 10 6 26 58 .172 30 .517 4 1 0-1 2
Total 66 54 18 11 47 135 .133 71 .526 13 1 0-1 5
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 19 .53 .32 1.37 3.05 .172 1.58 .517
Conference 5 5 1.20 .20 2.60 4.40 .273 2.40 .545
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .38 .50 1.25 3.38 .111 1.50 .444
Away 9 9 .78 .11 1.67 2.89 .269 1.56 .538
Neutral 2 2 .00 .50 .50 2.50 .000 2.00 .800
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Wins 14 14 .64 .43 1.71 3.50 .184 1.64 .469
Losses 3 3 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 1.00 1.000
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August 3 3 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 1.00 .500
September 6 6 .33 .67 1.33 3.00 .111 .83 .278
October 6 6 1.00 .17 2.17 3.83 .261 2.17 .565
November 3 3 .67 .33 1.67 3.00 .222 2.33 .778
December 1 1 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .000 2.00 1.000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 19 10 6 26 58 .172 30 .517 4 1 0-1 2
Conference 5 5 6 1 13 22 .273 12 .545 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 3 4 10 27 .111 12 .444 2 0 0-0 1
Away 9 9 7 1 15 26 .269 14 .538 1 1 0-1 1
Neutral 2 2 0 1 1 5 .000 4 .800 1 0 0-0 0
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Wins 14 14 9 6 24 49 .184 23 .469 1 1 0-1 2
Losses 3 3 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 1 0 0-0 0
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August 3 3 0 0 0 6 .000 3 .500 0 1 0-1 0
September 6 6 2 4 8 18 .111 5 .278 2 0 0-0 1
October 6 6 6 1 13 23 .261 13 .565 0 0 0-0 1
November 3 3 2 1 5 9 .222 7 .778 1 0 0-0 0
December 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 1 0 0-0 0

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