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
Vitória de Setúbal
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória ...
. He also competed professionally in Italy, Greece, Poland, China and Cyprus, winning the
Polish Cup
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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
Modena F.C.
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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
UEFA Champions League
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third qualifying round
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* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* Hig ...
win against
FK Austria Wien
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, also making a
substitute appearance for them in the group stages against
F.C. Copenhagen
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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
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Football in Italy, Italian association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a ...
and
Parma F.C.
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''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...
in the summer of 2007. Finally,
Greek
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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
Lisbon
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, being immediately sold to
C.S. Marítimo
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.
Manú scored his first goal for the
Madeira
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ns on 7 October 2008, in a 2–0 away victory over
Vitória de Setúbal
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to :
People
* Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian
* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória ...
. In
his second year he appeared even more as a starter, as the side
qualified for the
UEFA Europa League
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as fifth. On 1 November 2009, he netted from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
(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
Polish Cup
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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
extra time
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and then a
penalty shootout
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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
Beijing Guoan F.C.
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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
*Polish Cup
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: 2010–11, 2011–12[
]
References
External links
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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