Gustavo Manduca (born 8 June 1980) is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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or an

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, currently a

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. He also held an

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, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal – where he represented six teams in seven years, including a very brief spell with Benfica. He amassed

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totals of 91 games and 15 goals over three seasons. Manduca signed with

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in 2010 from

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

, remaining with the former club until his retirement and winning eight major titles.

Playing career

Early years and Portugal

Manduca was born in

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, Santa Catarina. After a brief spell with Grêmio he signed with Finnish club HJK in 1998 and, after only two matches, was loaned to

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of the country's second division for the remainder of the season. In 1999, Manduca moved to Portugal, successively representing

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Esposende Esposende () is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254, in an area of 95.41 km². The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001. It gained city ...

and Chaves, all in the Segunda Liga. In the 2003–04 campaign he made his

debut, joining

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. Manduca blossomed into a top-flight player with Marítimo, where he scored in a 2004–05 UEFA Cup first round

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exit against Rangers, moving to Benfica in January 2006 on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He appeared in 16 league games in his only season, netting in a 3–1 loss at

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on 4 February.

AEK Athens

In August 2006, Manduca signed a one-year loan with the option for a permanent move with

, as he was deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica coach Fernando Santos. He made three appearances in that season's

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, and helped the club to the second place in the

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. On 16 May 2007, he agreed to a permanent three-year deal for a fee of €800,000. On 2 May 2009, Manduca and his team reached

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of the

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, losing to

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15–14 on penalties after a 4–4 draw in

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APOEL

After four years of regular use at AEK, the 30-year-old Manduca signed a three-year contract with

from

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. In his debut season he won the First Division for the first national championship of his career, scoring ten goals and providing as many assists. On 13 September 2011, in a home game against

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in the Champions League, Manduca scored the equaliser in the 73rd minute and, two minutes later, assisted compatriot Aílton for the final 2–1 win and the club's first ever in that stage of the competition. On 1 November, he netted in

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against

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(same competition, venue and result). In the round-of-16's second leg against

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, on 7 March 2012, he scored the 1–0 at home which levelled the tie, being

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before the penalty shootout victory. On 4 April 2012, he scored his side's first goal in an eventual 5–2

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loss at

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(8–2 on aggregate). Manduca won his second Cypriot league in 2012–13, starting in all 32 league matches and scoring 12 times. On 31 May 2013, he agreed to a two-year extension. The following campaign, Manduca bettered that total to a career-best 13 goals, being an essential attacking unit as his team conquered

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of league,

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and Super Cup. He was also a regular in the next season's Champions League group stage and equalised from the

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in a 1–1 home draw with

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on 30 September 2014. On 30 March 2015, aged 34, Manduca announced his immediate retirement from football due to a serious ankle injury. The same day, he was appointed

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at APOEL, signing a two-year contract with the club. Manduca left the

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on 7 October 2015 after only six months in the post, by mutual consent.

Coaching career

APOEL

On 11 May 2015, following the dismissal of

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, Manduca took over as

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for APOEL's crucial final two games of the season as well as the Cypriot Cup final, alongside assistant Giorgos Kostis and former club

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Marinos Satsias. His short spell in charge saw the team win the

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after beating

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4–2 in the domestic cup decider, and collecting the four points needed to conquer the league title.

Othellos

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Manduca agreed terms with

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side Othellos Athienou to take over as coach. On 21 November 2016, after only a few months in charge, his contract was terminated due to a poor string of results.

Honours

Player

HJK *

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: 1998 *

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: 1998 APOEL *

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: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2011, 2013

Manager

APOEL *Cypriot First Division: 2014–15 *Cypriot Cup: 2014–15

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manduca, Gustavo 1980 births Living people Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Atlantis FC players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Felgueiras players A.D. Esposende players G.D. Chaves players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.S. Marítimo players S.L. Benfica footballers Super League Greece players AEK Athens F.C. players Cypriot First Division players APOEL FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian football managers Cypriot First Division managers APOEL FC managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus