Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (born 28 August 1982), known as Manú, is a Portuguese former

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who played mainly as a right winger. He played 129

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matches over seven seasons, totalling 13 goals for Alverca, Estrela da Amadora, Benfica, Marítimo and Vitória de Setúbal. He also competed professionally in Italy, Greece, Poland, China and Cyprus, winning the

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with

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Club career

Born in

Setúbal Setúbal ( , , ; ), officially the City of Setúbal (), is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies withi ...

, Manú started his professional career in the 2001–02 season playing for F.C. Alverca, before signing for S.L. Benfica in 2004 on a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned after arriving, serving stints in Italian clubs Modena FC and AC 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

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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third qualifying round win over

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, also making a substitute appearance for them in the group stage against F.C. Copenhagen, 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 Parma FC in summer 2007. Finally,

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team AEK Athens F.C. 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. Manú scored his first goal for the

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ns on 7 October 2008, in the 2–0 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal. In his

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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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in a 1–1 draw. On 9 June 2010, Manú agreed to a three-year deal with

in Poland. On 3 May of the following year, he scored the equalising goal in the season's

final against

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, 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 Beijing Guoan F.C. 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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manu 1982 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Setúbal Men's 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 FC 2018 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's 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