Manny Neves

Manny Neves

Personal information
Date of birth	April 13, 1960 (1960-04-13) (age 51)
Place of birth	Azores, Portugal
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1979	San Diego Mesa College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980-1981	California Surf	25	(0)
1982	San Diego Sockers	0	(0)
1984-1985	Houston Dynamos
1986	Los Angeles Heat		(0)
1987-1988	San Diego Sockers (indoor)	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manny Neves is a retired Portugese-American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, United Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Born in the Azores, Neves’ family moved to San Diego, California when he was a boy. He graduated from Point Loma High School. In 1978, the California Surf of the North American Soccer League drafted Neves, but did not sign him. He attended San Diego Mesa College in 1979, playing on the school’s soccer team. In December 1979, Neves signed with the California Surf of the North American Soccer League. The Surf folded at the end of the season and Neves moved to the San Diego Sockers where he played on the club’s reserve team, but broke his leg during a game in Mexico. In 1984, Neves played for the Houston Dynamos in the United Soccer League. The USL collapsed in 1985, and the Dynamos played an independent schedule that season. In 1986, he played for the Los Angeles Heat of the Western Soccer Alliance.^[1] In 1987, he signed with the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

References

1. ^ 1986 Los Angeles Heat

External links

• Career stats

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Name	Neves, Manny
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Date of birth	April 13, 1960
Place of birth	Azores, Portugal
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