Emanuel Faria Braga (born 7 July 1975), known simply as Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 325 matches and 34 goals in 13 seasons, in service of five clubs.

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, Emanuel was part of

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's squad in the 1999–2000 season, during the

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team's

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and

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heyday. Other than that, he represented hometown club Rio Ave FC, where he started playing football, as well as fellow northern sides

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

– two spells –

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded on 8 December 1911, in the parish of Paranhos, it is mostly known f ...

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

and

S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

. Emanuel's Portuguese top-division totals consisted of 109 games and eight goals over five seasons, for Rio Ave (

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) and Boavista. The rest of his 18-year career was spent in the Segunda Liga, with the exception of the 2010–11 campaign with

A.D. Os Limianos Associação Desportiva Os Limianos ''(abbreviated as AD Os Limianos)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Ponte de Lima in the district of Viana do Castelo. Background AD Os Limianos currently plays in the Segunda Divisão Série Norte ...

in the fourth tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuel Braga 1975 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila do Conde Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Rio Ave F.C. players Boavista F.C. players C.D. Aves players S.C. Salgueiros players Varzim S.C. players S.C. Freamunde players A.D. Os Limianos players