Manuel José Vieira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel José Azevedo Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2000 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Porto B | 37 | (12) |
| 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 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Boavista | 33 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | CFR Cluj | 56 | (1) |
| 2009– | Paços Ferreira | 94 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 16 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Manuel José Azevedo Vieira (born 4 February 1981), known as Manuel José, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the Portuguese first division. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also play as an offensive right back.
Football career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, José unsuccessfully graduated from F.C. Porto's academy, going on to serve a number of loans in almost four year before being released in June 2005. He made his first division debuts with Académica de Coimbra, where he played from January–June 2003.
After a solid season with Porto's neighbours Boavista FC, José joined Romania's CFR Cluj Portuguese contingent in June 2006, for €300,000.[1] During his first year in Liga I he was a first-team regular and the team player with the most assists, accumulating eleven decisive passes; however, with the arrival of Ioan Andone as head coach during the summer of 2007, he lost his place in the starting eleven and failed to regain that position.
On 6 February 2009, José terminated the contract that bound him with Cluj.[2] In July he returned to Portugal, signing with F.C. Paços de Ferreira; he scored a career-best eight goals in the 2012–13 campaign – in only 19 starts – being essential as his team finished third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history.
References
- ↑ De Paula signs out at Real Sociedad; UEFA.com, 9 June 2006
- ↑ Manuel José rescinds contract with Cluj
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