Manú (footballer)

Manú
Manú with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name Emanuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-28)28 August 1982[2]
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Date of death 11 July 2026(2026-07-11) (aged 43)
Place of death Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Winger
Youth career
1992–1998 Vitória Setúbal
1998–1999 O Sindicato
1999–2001 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Alverca 42 (3)
2004–2008 Benfica 11 (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)
2010–2011 Legia Warsaw 33 (3)
2012 Beijing Guoan 7 (1)
2014 Ermis Aradippou 10 (1)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 11 (0)
2015 Ermis Aradippou 15 (3)
2018 Cartaxo 11 (3)
2019 Vilafranquense 4 (0)
Total 259 (27)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emanuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (28 August 1982 – 11 July 2026), known as Manú, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played mainly as a winger.

He appeared in 129 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, totalling 13 goals for Alverca, Estrela da Amadora, Benfica, Marítimo and Vitória de Setúbal. He also played in Italy, Greece, Poland, China and Cyprus, winning the Polish Cup with Legia Warsaw.

Career

Born in Setúbal,[3] Manú started his professional career in the 2001–02 season with Alverca, before signing for Benfica in 2004 on a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned after arriving, serving stints at Italian clubs Modena and Carpenedolo to gain experience, and returned to Portugal in the 2005–06 campaign for another temporary spell with Estrela da Amadora, where he played 31 league games and scored seven goals as the side retained their Primeira Liga status.[4][5]

Manú was given a new four-year deal in June 2006, and made his official debut for Benfica by featuring in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate win over Austria Wien in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[6][7] He also made a substitute appearance in the group stage against Copenhagen on 13 September (0–0 away draw).[8]

In summer 2007, Super League Greece team AEK Athens signed Manú on a one-year loan.[9] He went back to Lisbon afterwards, being immediately transferred to Marítimo.[10]

Manú scored his first goal for the Madeirans on 7 October 2008, in the 2–0 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal.[11] In his second year, he appeared even more as a starter as the side qualified for the UEFA Europa League as fifth.[12] On 1 November 2009, he netted from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at Sporting CP in an eventual 1–1 draw.[13]

On 9 June 2010, Manú agreed to a three-year deal with Legia Warsaw in Poland.[14] On 3 May of the following year, he equalised the final of the Polish Cup against Lech Poznań, which secured his team extra time and then a 5–4 penalty shootout triumph for the 14th in the club's history.[15]

On 9 December 2011, Manú signed a "1+1" contract with Beijing Guoan in China, effective as of January 2012.[16] Until his retirement aged 36, he represented Ermis Aradippou – Cypriot First Division, two spells[17]– Vitória Setúbal[18] and amateurs Cartaxo and Vilafranquense.[19]

Death

Manú died on 11 July 2026 at the age of 43 in a traffic collision near Sobral de Monte Agraço in Lisbon District, with his first club Alverca confirming his death and Benfica issuing a statement of condolence.[20][21][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alverca 2001–02[22] Primeira Liga 1110—21
2002–03[22] Primeira Liga 18120—201
2003–04[22] Primeira Liga 23110—241
Total 4234000463
Benfica 2006–07[22] Primeira Liga 110203[b]0160
Carpenedolo (loan) 2004–05[22] Serie D 142—142
Modena (loan) 2004–05[22] Serie B 50—50
Estrela Amadora (loan) 2005–06[22] Primeira Liga 31710—327
AEK Athens (loan) 2007–08[22] Super League Greece 130—130
Marítimo 2008–09[22] Primeira Liga 251412[c]0312
2009–10[22] Primeira Liga 27330—303
Total 5247120615
Legia Warsaw 2010–11[23] Ekstraklasa 27171—342
2011–12[23] Ekstraklasa 62105[c]0122
Total 3338150464
Beijing Guoan 2012[23] Chinese Super League 71—71
Ermis Aradippou 2013–14[23] Cypriot First Division 10140—141
Vitória Setúbal 2014–15[22] Primeira Liga 11020—130
Ermis Aradippou 2014–15[23] Cypriot First Division 15320—173
Career total 2442430210028426
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, Polish Cup and Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League

Honours

Legia Warsaw

References

  1. ↑ Manú at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Manu" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Futebol de luto por Manú" [Football mourns Manú] (in Portuguese). Setúbal Football Association. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Morreu Manu, antigo jogador do Benfica" [Death of Manú, former Benfica player]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Bernardo, Pedro (12 July 2026). "Ex-atacante do Benfica, Manú morre em acidente de carro em Portugal" [Former Benfica forward, Manú dies in car accident in Portugal]. Lance! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Benfica empata (1–1) com o Áustria de Viena" [Benfica draw (1–1) with Austria Wien]. Público (in Portuguese). 8 August 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Benfica-Austria Viena, 3–0 (Rui Costa 21', Nuno Gomes 45'+2, Petit 57')" [Benfica-Austria Wien, 3–0 (Rui Costa 21', Nuno Gomes 45'+2, Petit 57')]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 August 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  8. ↑ O'Henley, Alex (13 September 2006). "København make their point". UEFA. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Manú delight at AEK move". UEFA. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Marítimo bring in Benfica trio". UEFA. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Jogar no erro compensa" [It pays to play for the mistake]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  12. ↑ Santos, Rúben (12 July 2026). "Morreu Manú, antigo jogador do Marítimo" [Death of Manú, former Marítimo player]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Kundert, Tom (2 November 2009). "Disappointing Sporting held by Maritimo". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 7 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Trwa transferowa ofensywa Legii" [Three attacking signings for Legia] (in Polish). Onet.pl. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  15. 1 2 Olkowicz, Daniel (3 May 2011). "Spot-on Legia beat Lech in Polish Cup final". UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "北京国安足球俱乐部正式与葡萄牙球员马努签约" [Beijing Guoan Football Club officially signed Portuguese player Manú] (in Chinese). Beijing Guoan F.C. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  17. ↑ "Edinho em lágrimas após morte de Manú: «Deixaste-me um peso enorme nos braços»" [Edinho in tears after Manú's death: "You left a huge weight on my shoulders"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 12 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "V. Setúbal: Manú também rescindiu por mútuo acordo" [V. Setúbal: Manú also cut ties by mutual agreement] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Silva, Flávio Miguel (25 February 2019). "Manú já não é jogador do Vilafranquense" [Manú is no longer a Vilafranquense player]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Morreu o antigo futebolista Manú" [Former footballer Manú has died]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ex-Benfica Manú morre em acidente de viação. Tinha 43 anos" [Former Benfica man Manú dies in car accident. He was 43]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Manú at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 Manú at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "Triumf Legii w Pucharze Polski. Pogrom w finale" [Legia win Polish Cup. Rout in final] (in Polish). TVP Sport. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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