Manuel José de Jesus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel José de Jesus Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Benfica B | ||
| 1965–1969 | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | → Sporting da Covilhã (loan) | ||
| 1966–1967 | → Varzim (loan) | ||
| 1967–1968 | → Belenenses (loan) | ||
| 1969–1973 | União de Tomar | 111 | (12) |
| 1973–1976 | Farense | 82 | (6) |
| 1976–1977 | Beira-Mar | 28 | (1) |
| 1977–1979 | Sporting de Espinho | 27 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1982 | Sporting de Espinho | ||
| 1982–1983 | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 1983–1985 | Portimonense | ||
| 1985–1986 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1987–1989 | Sporting de Braga | ||
| 1990 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1990–1991 | Sporting de Espinho | ||
| 1991–1996 | Boavista | ||
| 1996 | Marítimo | ||
| 1997 | Benfica | ||
| 1999–2000 | União de Leiria | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Ahly | ||
| 2002–2003 | Belenenses | ||
| 2003–2009 | Al-Ahly | ||
| 2009–2010 | Angola | ||
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ahly | ||
| 2012 | Persepolis | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manuel José de Jesus Silva, ComM, known simply as Manuel José (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛɫ ʒuˈzɛ]; born 9 April 1946), is a Portuguese football manager, who most recently managed Persepolis F.C. in Iran Pro League.
Some of the teams he has coached include Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP, Sporting de Braga, Boavista, Benfica, Al-Ahly, Belenenses, Angola, amongst others, being the coach with most games in the Primeira Liga.
He is regarded as one of the most successful club coaches in CAF competitions, having won the main African club tournament, the CAF Champions League, a record of four times and guiding his team to four consecutive CAF Champions League finals between 2005 and 2008, winning three of those finals. He has also won the CAF Super Cup in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009 and was the first manager to take an African team to the medal positions in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006.
Manuel José first started to manage S.C. Espinho in 1978, where he gain promotion to the 1979–80 Primeira Liga. His first notorious management spell was at Vitória de Guimarães, which he coached during 1982 and 1983, guiding them to their first UEFA Cup after a 4th-place finish. The following season, he moved to Portimonense and in his second season there, he took the team to their highest Primeira Liga place, 5th, qualifying them to the UEFA Cup. Moving to Sporting CP in 1985, he was sacked in his second season, after a 6-game winless spree.
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