Manú (Portuguese footballer)

Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (born 28 August 1982), known as Manú, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for U.D. Vilafranquense mainly as a right winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Bonfim and the second or paternal family name is Evaristo.
Manú
Manú with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo
Date of birth (1982-08-28) 28 August 1982
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Vilafranquense
Youth career
1992–1998 Vitória Setúbal
1998–1999 O Sindicato
1999–2001 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Alverca 42 (3)
2004–2008 Benfica 12 (0)
2004 → Modena (loan) 5 (0)
2005 → Carpenedolo (loan) 14 (2)
2005–2006 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 31 (7)
2007–2008 → AEK Athens (loan) 13 (0)
2008–2010 Marítimo 52 (4)
2010–2011 Legia Warsaw 33 (3)
2012 Beijing Guoan 7 (1)
2014 Ermis 10 (1)
2014−2015 Vitória Setúbal 11 (0)
2015 Ermis 15 (3)
2018 Cartaxo 11 (3)
2019− Vilafranquense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2018

He played 129 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, scoring a combined 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 Polish Cup with Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Born in Setúbal, 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 F.C. 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.

In June 2006, Manú was given a new four-year deal and made his official debut for Benfica by playing in both legs of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round win against FK Austria Wien, also making a substitute appearance for them in the group stages against F.C. Copenhagen, on 13 September 2006 (0–0 away draw).[1]

Thanks to his time in Italy, Manú attracted interest from the likes of Udinese Calcio and Parma F.C. in the summer of 2007. Finally, Greek team AEK Athens F.C. managed to sign him on a one-year loan,[2] after which he returned to Lisbon, being immediately sold to C.S. Marítimo.[3]

Manú scored his first goal for the Madeirans on 7 October 2008, in a 2–0 win at Vitória de Setúbal.[4] In his second year he appeared even more as a starter, as the side qualified for the UEFA Europa League as fifth. On 1 November 2009, he netted from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at Sporting CP (eventually 1–1 draw).[5]

On 9 June 2010, Manú signed a three-year contract with Legia Warsaw in Poland.[6] On 3 May of the following year, he scored the equalising goal in the season's Polish Cup final against Lech Poznań, which secured his team extra time and then a penalty shootout, in an eventual 5–4 win for the 14th conquest in the competition in the club's history.[7]

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.[8]

Club statistics
As of 21 March 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alverca 2001–02[9] Primeira Liga 1110—21
2002–03[9] Primeira Liga 18120—201
2003–04[9] Primeira Liga 23110—241
Total 42340—463
Benfica 2006–07[9] Primeira Liga 110203[lower-alpha 1]0160
Carpenedolo (loan) 2004–05[9] Serie D 142—142
Modena (loan) 2004–05[9] Serie B 50—50
Estrela Amadora (loan) 2005–06[9] Primeira Liga 31710—327
AEK Athens (loan) 2007–08[9] Superleague Greece 130—130
Marítimo 2008–09[9] Primeira Liga 251412[lower-alpha 2]0312
2009–10[9] Primeira Liga 27330—303
Total 5247120615
Legia Warsaw 2010–11[10] Ekstraklasa 27171—342
2011–12[10] Ekstraklasa 62105[lower-alpha 2]0122
Total 3338150464
Beijing Guoan 2012[10] Chinese Super League 71—71
Ermis 2013–14[10] Cypriot First Division 10140—141
Vitória Setúbal 2014–15[10] Primeira Liga 11010—120
Ermis 2014–15[10] Cypriot First Division 8220—102
Career total 2372329210027625
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League

Honours

Legia Warsaw

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References
  1. København make their point; UEFA, 13 September 2006
  2. Manú delight at AEK move; UEFA, 30 August 2007
  3. Marítimo bring in Benfica trio; UEFA, 16 July 2008
  4. Jogar no erro compensa (It pays to play for the mistake); Correio da Manhã, 8 October 2008 (in Portuguese)
  5. Disappointing Sporting held by Maritimo; PortuGOAL, 1 November 2009
  6. Trwa transferowa ofensywa Legii (Three attacking signings for Legia) Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Onet.sport, 9 June 2010 (in Polish)
  7. La Copa de Polonia, para el Legia (The Polish Cup, to Legia); UEFA, 3 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. Beijing Guoan Football Club officially signed Portuguese player Manu; FC Guoan, 9 December 2011 (in Chinese)
  9. "Manú". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  10. "Manu". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • Manú at ForaDeJogo
  • Manú at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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