Manucho
Manucho playing for Real Valladolid in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Flamenguinhos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Benfica de Luanda | 12 | (5) |
| 2002–2008 | Petro Atlético | 78 | (34) |
| 2008–2009 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Hull City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2009–2014 | Valladolid | 98 | (19) |
| 2010 | → Bucaspor (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Manisaspor (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rayo Vallecano | 75 | (10) |
| 2017– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | Angola | 51 | (22) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:54, 23 October 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:54, 23 October 2016 (UTC).
Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983), commonly known as Manucho, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano as a striker.
Manucho moved from Petro Atletico to Manchester United in January 2008. Before playing a game for United, however, he was loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, due to issues with obtaining a UK work permit. Manucho received a work permit soon after returning to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008, and made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 23 September 2008. Short of first team opportunities at Old Trafford, however, on 16 January 2009 he joined Hull City on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. Having failed to break into the Manchester United first team, Manucho joined Real Valladolid in July 2009.
He is also a member of the Angolan national team, representing them at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Manucho began his football career at Flamenguinhos, a small youth football club from Terra Nova, Luanda, where he lived. Under the guidance of his coach and father, Alberto Gonçalves, Manucho plied his trade as a left winger, becoming one of the club's top stars.
Upon turning professional, Manucho signed for Benfica de Luanda, a mid-table club in the Angolan league. He then moved to Luanda-based side Petro Atlético, where he initially struggled to break into the team due to the presence of striker Flávio Amado. After Flávio joined Egyptian side Al-Ahly, Manucho began to establish himself in the side, scoring 16 goals in 2006 and 15 in 2007.
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