Carlos Manuel
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| Carlos Manuel | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos | |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Moita, Portugal | |
| Nickname | Carlão de Estugarda | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1975-76 1976-78 1978-79 1979-88 1987-88 1988-90 1990-92 1992-94 |
CUF CUF (II D) FC Barreirense SL Benfica FC Sion Sporting Lisbon Boavista FC GD Estoril-Praia |
2 (0) 30 (2) 215 (42) 12 (6) 62 (6) 17 (0) 45 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 1980-1986 | Portugal | 42 (8) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (born Moita, 15 January 1958), commonly known just by Carlos Manuel (pron. IPA: ['kaɾluʃ mɐnu'ɛɫ]) was a Portuguese football player and is a current football manager. He was one of the best Portuguese offensive midfielders of the 1980s, being a key figure both for SL Benfica and the Portuguese national team, participating in the Euro 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.
[edit] History
He first attracted attention while playing for CUF and for FC Barreirense and moved to Benfica in 1979/80. Here he won three championships, Primeira Divisão, in the 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1986-87 seasons, as well as three Cups of Portugal, in 1985, 1986, and 1987. He also played at the UEFA Cup finals, in 1983, lost to Anderlecht. During his time at Benfica, Carlos Manuel debuted for the national team on March 26, 1980, in a 1-4 1982 World Cup qualifying defeat to Scotland.
For the Portuguese national team, the "Selecção Nacional", he played 42 caps and scored 8 goals, some of them unforgettable, like the goal in the 1-0 win over Poland in Wrocław and especially the 1-0 goal in the historic victory over West Germany in Stuttgart on 16 October 1985, which secured for Portugal its second qualification to a World Cup, in this case the 1986 World Cup tournament. Carlos Manuel also scored the goal of the 1-0 win over England in the first game of the finals. The 1-3 loss to Morocco on 11 July 1986 meant the elimination of Portugal and was the last game of Carlos Manuel for the "Selecção Nacional" at only 28 years of age.
He left the national team after the "Saltillo Affair" and played for Benfica until the 1987-88 season, during which he moved to FC Sion in Switzerland. He later returned to Portugal, playing for Sporting Lisbon for the 1988/89 and 1989/90 seasons, before moving to Boavista FC, were he stayed until 1991/92. He played the last two seasons of his career at GD Estoril-Praia. He finished his playing career in the 1993-94 season, in the middle of the season, to become a football manager.
The most important team he already coached was Sporting, with minor results.
[edit] Honours
- Portuguese National Championship (4) - 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1986/87
- Cup of Portugal (5) - 1980/81, 1982/83, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira (2) - 1979/80, 1984/85
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese)Source of clubs as player
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Portugal squad - 1986 World Cup | |
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1 Bento | 2 Pinto | 3 Sousa | 4 Ribeiro | 5 Álvaro | 6 C. Manuel | 7 Pacheco | 8 Rosa | 9 Gomes | 10 Futre | 11 Bandeirinha | 12 Martins | 13 Morato | 14 Magalhães | 15 Oliveira | 16 J. António | 17 Diamantino | 18 Sobrinho | 19 Águas | 20 Inácio | 21 André | 22 Damas | Coach: Torres |
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