Zé Manel (footballer)

José Manuel da Silva Fernandes (born 22 February 1975), commonly known as Zé Manel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a winger.

Not to be confused with Zé Manuel (footballer, born 1990).

Zé Manel
Personal information
Full name José Manuel da Silva Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1975-02-22) 22 February 1975[1]
Place of birth Fraião, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Maikes Fraião
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Maikes Fraião
1996–1999 Caçadores Taipas 33 (17)
1999–2004 Paços Ferreira 136 (27)
2004–2007 Boavista 84 (18)
2007–2008 Braga 18 (2)
2008–2010 Leixões 56 (7)
2010–2012 Trofense 47 (10)
2012–2013 Boavista 26 (3)
2013–2015 Caçadores Taipas 56 (18)
2015–2016 Académico Martim 24 (0)
Total 480 (102)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 270 matches and 51 goals over ten seasons, mainly in representation of Paços de Ferreira (four years) and Boavista (three).

Club career

Zé Manel was born in Fraião, Braga District. He started playing professionally for Clube Caçadores das Taipas, moving from the Portuguese third division to the second as he joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira at the age of 24.[2] In his debut season he contributed 24 games and three goals, helping the northerners to return to the Primeira Liga as league champions.

In the following years, Zé Manel continued to be a regular attacking unit for Paços: in his last season he scored on 11 occasions, not good enough, however, to avoid relegation. From 2004 to 2007 he represented Boavista FC, netting ten goals in his first year and also being a starter;[3] the following campaign he joined S.C. Braga, being sparingly used.

For 2008–09, Zé Manel signed a one-year deal with top-flight strugglers Leixões SC. After two seasons of regular use – even though 30 of his league appearances were as a substitute[4]– being relegated in his second, the 35-year-old moved to C.D. Trofense of division two, in late August 2010.[5]

In August 2012, aged 37, Zé Manel returned to Boavista, with the club now in the third tier.[6]

Honours

Paços de Ferreira

References
  1. "Zé Manuel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. Castro, Ricardo Jorge (25 April 2019). "Camiões, agricultura e pesca: a nova vida após dez anos na Liga" [Trucks, agriculture and fishing: the new life after ten years in League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "Candidato Boavista joga em Penafiel" [Candidates Boavista play in Penafiel]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 March 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. Aguiar, Cristina (13 April 2010). "A cegonha chegou mais cedo para Zé Manel" [Stork came earlier for Zé Manel]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. "Zé Manel reforça Trofense" [Zé Manel bolsters Trofense]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. Tomé, Bruno (26 August 2012). "Mercado: Boavista promove regresso de antigas estrelas" [Market: Boavista promote return of former stars] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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