Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (born 28 August 1982), known as Manú, is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a right winger. He played 129 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, totalling 13 goals for Alverca, Estrela da Amadora, Benfica, Marítimo and

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. He also competed professionally in Italy, Greece, Poland, China and Cyprus, winning the

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with Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Born in

Setúbal Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. In the ti ...

, Manú started his professional career in the 2001–02 season playing for

F.C. Alverca Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira. It currently plays in the Portuguese 3rd Division. History F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939. After many ...

, before signing for

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

in 2004 on a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned after arriving, serving stints in Italian clubs

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and A.C. Carpenedolo to gain experience, and returned to Portugal in the 2005–06 campaign for another temporary spell with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he played in 31 league games and scored seven goals, contributing to the preservation of the side's Primeira Liga status. Manú was given a new four-year deal in June 2006, and made his official debut for Benfica by playing in both legs of the

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win against

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, also making a substitute appearance for them in the group stages against

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, on 13 September 2006 (0–0 away draw). Thanks to his time in Italy, Manú attracted interest from the likes of

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and

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in the summer of 2007. Finally,

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team

AEK Athens F.C. AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filade ...

managed to sign him on a one-year loan, after which he returned to

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, being immediately sold to

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 Lig ...

. Manú scored his first goal for the

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ns on 7 October 2008, in a 2–0 away victory over

. In his second year he appeared even more as a starter, as the side qualified for the

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as fifth. On 1 November 2009, he netted from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at

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(eventually 1–1 draw). On 9 June 2010, Manú agreed to a three-year deal with Legia Warsaw in Poland. On 3 May of the following year, he scored the equalising goal in the season's

final against

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

, which secured his team

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and then a

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, in an eventual 5–4 win for the 14th conquest in the competition in the club's history. On 9 December 2011, Manú signed a "1+1" contract with

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in China, effective as of January of the following year.Beijing Guoan Football Club officially signed Portuguese player Manu
FC Guoan, 9 December 2011 (in Chinese)

Career statistics

Honours

Legia Warsaw *

: 2010–11, 2011–12

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manu 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Setúbal Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players F.C. Alverca players S.L. Benfica footballers C.F. Estrela da Amadora players C.S. Marítimo players Vitória F.C. players U.D. Vilafranquense players Serie B players Serie D players Modena F.C. players Super League Greece players AEK Athens F.C. players Ekstraklasa players Legia Warsaw players Chinese Super League players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Ermis Aradippou FC players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus