Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (; born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional

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who played as a

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, and a

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. Best known for his spell at Benfica, for which he appeared in 318 competitive matches over eight and a half seasons, scoring 58 goals. He was also a leading figure for the national team during the better part of the 1980s and, after retiring, he embarked on a lengthy spell as coach. Having won more than 40 caps for

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in six years, Carlos Manuel represented the nation in one

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and one European Championship.

Club career

Born in

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, Setúbal District, Carlos Manuel made his senior debut with G.D. CUF, moving in 1978 to

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. He reached the

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as he signed with

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, still in

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, going on to be an influential member of a side that won four leagues and six

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in the 80s, as well as finishing runners-up to

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in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. After falling out of favour with the club's management, Carlos Manuel moved in January 1988 to Switzerland with

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. Only five months later, he returned to the Portuguese capital after signing with

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. After a solid first season his career began winding down, and he finally retired at the end of 1993–94 whilst at

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coim ...

– he had previously represented Boavista F.C. for two years; he was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper '' Record'' as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever. After retiring at 36, Carlos Manuel took up coaching, having managed with little success a host of clubs, mainly in the Lisbon area. Midway through the 1997–98 campaign, he bought out his contract at

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and joined Sporting, but the latter could only finish fourth and he was dismissed, a fate he met mere months after at

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International career

For the Portugal national team, Carlos Manuel was

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on 42 occasions, scoring eight goals. His debut came on 26 March 1980 in a 1–4 away loss against

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for the

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qualifiers. Three of those goals were memorable: the win over

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on 28 October 1983 which helped Portugal qualify for Euro 1984, the historic victory in

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on 16 October 1985, which secured

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for the

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, and in the latter competition's final stages, the defeat of

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in the group opener (all three matches finished 1–0 for Portugal). After the 1986 World Cup loss to

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, with the national side being ousted in the group stages – the competition was also stained by the Portuguese players' involvement in the

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– Carlos Manuel retired from the international scene, at only 28. In June 2012, he succeeded

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as manager of

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. He was in charge for one match, a 1–0 loss away to

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in the

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qualifying stage (2–0 aggregate).

Honours

Club

Benfica *

: 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87 *

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: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 *

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: 1979, 1984 *

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(2) *

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runner-up: 1982–83 Boavista *

: 1991–92

Individual

* CNID Footballer of the Year: 1985

References

External links

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Carlos Manuel Interview
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