Manuel José Azevedo Vieira (born 4 February 1981), known as Manuel José, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for CD Candal. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also play as an attacking right-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel José Azevedo Vieira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981 (age 41)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Candal | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1991 | Ermesinde | ||
1991–1992 | Candal | ||
1992–1999 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Porto B | 88 | (23) |
2002–2005 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
2002 | → União Lamas (loan) | 12 | (4) |
2003 | → Académica (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2003 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2004–2005 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 44 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Boavista | 33 | (3) |
2006–2009 | CFR Cluj | 56 | (1) |
2009–2016 | Paços Ferreira | 138 | (18) |
2016 | Leixões | 9 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Gondomar | 40 | (4) |
2018– | Candal | 95 | (36) |
National team | |||
1996 | Portugal U15 | 16 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Portugal U16 | 15 | (4) |
1999 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (1) |
1999 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Portugal U21 | 6 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Portugal B | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:20, 2 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Manuel José unsuccessfully graduated from FC Porto's academy, going on to serve a number of loans before being released in June 2005. He made his Primeira Liga debut with Académica de Coimbra, where he played from January to June 2003.[2]
After a solid season with Porto's neighbours Boavista FC, Manuel José joined Romania's CFR Cluj Portuguese contingent in June 2006, for €300,000.[3] In his first year in Liga I he was a regular and the team player with the most assists, accumulating eleven decisive passes; however, with the arrival of Ioan Andone as head coach in the summer of 2007, he lost his place in the starting XI and failed to regain that position.
On 5 February 2009, Manuel José terminated his contract with Cluj.[4] He returned to Portugal in July, signing with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5] He scored a career-best eight goals in the 2012–13 campaign – in only 19 starts – being essential as the club finished third and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history.[6]
Porto
Vitória Setúbal
Cluj