Manoel (footballer, born 1978)

Manoel Lourenço da Silva Filho (born 2 February 1978), known simply as Manoel, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre forward.

Manoel
Personal information
Full name Manoel Lourenço da Silva Filho
Date of birth (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978
Place of birth Feira de Santana, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Internacional 3 (0)
1999 PSV 0 (0)
1999–2000 Vitória 14 (4)
2000–2001 Vitória Guimarães 13 (2)
2001–2003 Gil Vicente 60 (15)
2003–2005 Moreirense 62 (13)
2005–2006 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2005–2006Vitória Guimarães (loan) 19 (0)
2006 Belenenses 9 (0)
2007 CRB 3 (0)
2008 Nanchang Bayi 2 (0)
2009 Vihren 5 (0)
2010 Bahrain Riffa Club
2011 América-SP 10 (3)
2011 Francana 7 (3)
2011 Palmeirinha
2012 MS Saad
2012 Legião
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Manoel started his professional career with Sport Club Internacional. In January 1999 he moved abroad and signed for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, but returned shortly after to his country.

Manoel would spend the following seven years in Portugal, playing for Vitória de Guimarães, Gil Vicente FC (scoring ten Primeira Liga goals in the 2002–03 season as the Barcelos club finished eighth) and Moreirense FC. In the 2005 summer he joined Sporting Clube de Portugal, but was immediately loaned to Vitória Guimarães and never appeared officially for the Lions; during his spell with the Minho side he failed to find the net in the league, in an eventual relegation-ending campaign.

After starting 2006–07 with C.F. Os Belenenses, also in the top flight, Manoel left Portugal and returned to his country, with lowly Clube de Regatas Brasil. In the following years he moved teams – and continents – constantly, playing for teams in Bulgaria, China and Bahrain.

  • Manoel at Sambafoot (archived)


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