Evaristo Manú

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Personal information
Manú
Full name	Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo
Date of birth	August 28, 1982 (1982-08-28) (age 25)
Place of birth	Setúbal, Portugal
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Right Winger
Club information
Current club	-
Youth clubs
2001	Lourinhanense
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2004 2005 2005–2006 2006– 2007–2008	Alverca Modena Carpenedolo Estrela da Amadora Benfica → AEK Athens (loan) Total	042 0(3) 005 0(0) 014 0(2) 031 0(7) 012 0(0) 013 0(0) 117 (12)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:26, 9 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Manuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo, Manú (born 28 August 1982) in Lisbon, Portugal is a Portuguese football player who plays for S.L. Benfica.

[edit] Club career

He started his professional career in 2001/02, playing for FC Alverca before signing for SL Benfica in 2004 on a four-year contract.

He was loaned to Italian sides Modena FC and AC Carpenedolo to gain experience, and returned to Portugal in 2005/06 for another temporary spell with CF Estrela da Amadora, where he played in 31 league matches and scored seven times, contributing to the preservation of their Liga status.

In June 2006 was given a new four-year deal and made his debut by playing in both legs of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round win against FK Austria Wien. He made a substitute appearance for Benfica in a Champions League game against FC Copenhagen on 13 September 2006.

Thanks to his time in Italy, Manú attracted interest from the likes of Udinese Calcio and Parma FC. Finally, Greek giants AEK managed to sign him on a one-year loan. Manu has been capped for AEK in the Uefa cup on the 20th of semptember 2007. He returned to Benfica after his loan spell finished with AEK.