Manuel Barbosa

Manuel José Ferreira da Silva Barbosa (born 26 February 1951) is a Portuguese football manager and a former player.

Manuel Barbosa

Personal information
Full name	Manuel José Ferreira da Silva Barbosa
Date of birth	(1951-02-26) 26 February 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1983	Boavista	345	(6)
Managerial career
1983	Boavista
1984–1985	Penafiel
1988	Boavista (caretaker)
1989–1990	Boavista
1990	Chaves
1991–1992	Leixões
1993	UD Oliveirense
1993–1994	Académico de Viseu
1994–1995	Desportivo das Aves
2011	Shandong Luneng Taishan (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 14 seasons and 345 games in the Primeira Liga, all for Boavista. He is the most capped player in the history of Boavista.

Career

Barbosa made his Primeira Liga debut for Boavista on 7 September 1969 in a game against Vitória de Setúbal.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Boavista

• Taça de Portugal: 1975, 1976, 1979
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1979.