| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manoel Lourenço da Silva Filho | ||
| Date of birth | February 2, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | América-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Internacional | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | PSV | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2000 | Vitória | 14 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Vitória Guimarães | 13 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Gil Vicente | 60 | (15) |
| 2003–2005 | Moreirense | 62 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | Belenenses | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | CRB | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Nanchang Bayi | ||
| 2009 | Vihren | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bahrain Riffa Club | ? | (?) |
| 2011– | América-SP | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Manoel Lourenço da Silva Filho, simply Manoel (born 2 February 1978 in Feira de Santana, Bahia), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América Futebol Clube (SP), as a centre forward.
Manoel started his professional career with Sport Club Internacional. In January 1999, he moved abroad and signed for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, but returned shortly after to his country.
Manoel would spend the following seven years in Portugal, playing for Vitória de Guimarães, Gil Vicente FC (scoring ten first division goals in 2002–03, as the Barcelos outfit finished eighth) and Moreirense FC. In the 2005 summer, he joined Sporting Clube de Portugal, but was immediately loaned to Vitória Guimarães, and never appeared officially for the Lions. During his spell with the Minho club, he failed to find the net in the league, in an eventual relegation-ending season.
After starting the 2006–07 season with C.F. Os Belenenses, also in the top flight, Manoel left Portugal and returned to his country, with lowly Clube de Regatas Brasil. In the following years, he moved teams - and continents - constantly, playing for teams in Bulgaria, China and Bahrain.