Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz (born 16 October 1972), known as Tulipa, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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, currently

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C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Liga. ...

. He totalled 183 games and 25 goals in the

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, for

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, Salgueiros (three spells),

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, Boavista, Marítimo and

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. Abroad, he played in

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for Salamanca. Tulipa began working as a manager in 2005, leading

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and

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in the top flight.

Playing career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia,

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, Tulipa spent much of his youth at

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but never made a first-team appearance. He was one of several Portuguese imports at Spanish club

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as they competed in

in the late 1990s, with Pauleta among his compatriot colleagues. In July 2000, after a season at

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, Tulipa returned across the

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, signing a two-year deal at

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in the

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. In 41 total appearances for the Extremadura side, he scored twice, both against

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in his latter season; the first goal set off a late comeback for a 2–2 home draw, the second was a 94th-minute winner. Tulipa earned 31 caps for

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up to under-21 level and scored four goals, being part of the under-20 squad that won the

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on home soil. He played three times for the senior side, all in

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, starting on 29 January 1995 when he came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Rui Bento in a 1–0 victory over

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for the

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Coaching career

Tulipa began working as a manager at Segunda Liga side

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in the second half of the 2005–06 season, suffering relegation. After a year in the

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with

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, he signed a one-year deal with

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in May 2007. After finishing in seventh in the second tier, Tulipa was given another year in charge in July 2008. However, on 25 September he left abruptly for

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, replacing

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at a team in last place in their debut campaign in the top flight but not being able to move them into a higher position. Tulipa was then out of work until March 2010, when he was appointed at second-division

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following the resignation of Nuno Pinto. In April, his side won 3–1 on aggregate after

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in the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal against

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to reach the final for the first time, losing the decisive match 2–1 to

on 16 May; the domestic campaign ended with descent, however. In February 2011, Tulipa returned to the second tier in charge of

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initially until 30 June, only resigning the following year in April with the team in last place. In 2015, he spent a few weeks back at Ribeirão, who were eventually relegated from the third league. Tulipa became manager of Porto's under-19s, the reigning champions of the UEFA Youth League, on 5 July 2019. Two years later, he was appointed at Marítimo's under-23 side. On 3 October 2022, Tulipa signed with

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in the same capacity. In December, he replaced the dismissed

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at the first team on an interim basis. After leading the team to a record 40 points and

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, he left in May 2023. Tulipa returned to Marítimo on 16 June 2023, this time taking charge of the main squad who had just been relegated to division two.

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