Manú with Legia Warsaw in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2015. |
Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (born 28 August 1982), known as Manú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger.
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).
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, after which he returned to Lisbon, being immediately sold to C.S. Marítimo.