Manú (footballer)

Manú

Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo
Date of birth	August 28, 1982 (1982-08-28) (age 29)
Place of birth	Setúbal, Portugal
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Legia Warsaw
Number	9
Youth career
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–	Legia Warsaw	28	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, aka Manú (born 28 August 1982 in Setúbal), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Legia Warsaw in Poland, as a right winger.

Club career

Manú started his professional career in 2001–02, playing for F.C. Alverca, before signing for S.L. Benfica in 2004, on a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned, serving stints in Italian sides Modena F.C. and A.C. Carpenedolo to gain experience, and returned to Portugal in 2005–06 for another temporary spell with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he played in 31 league matches and scored seven times, contributing to the preservation of their first division status.

In June 2006, Manú was given a new four-year deal and made his debut by playing in both legs of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round win against FK Austria Wien, also making a substitute appearance for Benfica 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 2007. Finally, Greek team AEK Athens F.C. managed to sign him on a one-year loan,^[1] after which he returned to Benfica, being immediately sold to C.S. Marítimo.^[2]

On 7 October 2008, Manú scored his first goal for the Madeira-based outfit, in a 2–0 win at Vitória de Setúbal. In his second season, he appeared even more as a starter, as his club qualified for the UEFA Europa League, as fifth. On 1 November 2009, he scored from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at Sporting Clube de Portugal (eventually 1–1 draw).

On 9 June 2010, Manú signed a three-year contract with Legia Warsaw in Poland.^[3] On 3 May of the following year, he scored the equalizing goal in the season's Polish Cup final against Lech Poznań, which secured his team extra time and then a penalty shootout, in an eventual 5–4 win for the 14th conquest in the competition in the club's history.

Honours

• Polish Cup: 2010–11

References

1. ^ Manú delight at AEK move
2. ^ Marítimo bring in Benfica trio
3. ^ Trwa transferowa ofensywa Legii (Three offensive signings for Legia) (Polish)

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Manú (footballer) at 90minut.pl (Polish)

Persondata
Name	Manu
Alternative names	Emanuel Jesus Evaristo
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1982-08-28
Place of birth	Setúbal, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death