Carlos Manuel
Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Venezuelan-Portuguese footballer, see Carlos Manuel (footballer, born 1985). For the Brazilian footballer, see Carlos Manuel (footballer, born 2000).
Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (pronounced [ˈkaɾluʒ mɐnuˈɛl]; born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a manager.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Correia and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
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Full name | Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1958-01-15) 15 January 1958 (age 66) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Moita, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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CUF | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1978 | CUF | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Barreirense | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1987 | Benfica | 213 | (40) | ||||||||||||||
1988 | Sion | 16 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Sporting CP | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Boavista | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Estoril | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 371 | (60) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1980–1986 | Portugal | 42 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Estoril | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Campomaiorense | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Olivais Moscavide | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Atlético | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Oriental | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 1º Agosto | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Sanat Naft | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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 Portugal in six years, Carlos Manuel represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.