- Mano (Portuguese footballer)
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Mano 
Personal information Full name Luís Miguel Lopes Mendes Date of birth 9 April 1987 Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Villarreal B Number 12 Youth career 2000–2003 Almada 2003–2006 Belenenses Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Belenenses 60 (0) 2010– Villarreal B 36 (0) National team 2007 Portugal U20 3 (0) 2008–2009 Portugal U21 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Luís Miguel Lopes Mendes (born 9 April 1987 in Lisbon), aka Mano, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Villarreal CF B in Spain, mainly as a right defender.
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Club career
A product of C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system, Mano first appeared with the first team on 4 February 2007, in a 1–0 win at Vitória de Setúbal. He had to wait until 2008–09 to become an important member of the main squad.
In the 2009–10 season, Mano appeared in a career-best 28 games, but Belenenses finished as second from bottom in the top division, dropping down a level. In July 2010, he moved to Villarreal CF B in Spain.
International career
Mano represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, also appearing in other minor tournaments.
In the competition held in Canada, in the round of 16 defeat against Chile (0–1), he was going to be sent off by referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh for a foul, when teammate Zequinha stripped the judge of his red card, receiving his marching orders as well.[1][2] Subsequently, both players were suspended from international football, Mano for three months.[3]
References
- ^ Vidal off after sinking Portugal; FIFA.com, 12 July 2007
- ^ Referee loses his red card; SoccerBlog, 13 July 2007
- ^ Zequinha suspended for one year; Mano for three months; World Cup Blog, 28 July 2007
External links
- Villarreal official profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Mano – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Villarreal CF B footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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