Zé Manel (footballer)

Not to be confused with Zé Manuel (footballer, born 1990).
Zé Manel
Personal information
Full name José Manuel da Silva Fernandes
Date of birth (1975-02-22) 22 February 1975
Place of birth Fraião, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Académico Martim
Youth career
Maikes Fraião
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Maikes Fraião
1996–1999 Caçadores Taipas 33 (19)
1999–2004 Paços Ferreira 136 (27)
2004–2007 Boavista 84 (18)
2007–2008 Braga 19 (2)
2008–2010 Leixões 56 (7)
2010–2012 Trofense 47 (10)
2012–2013 Boavista 26 (3)
2013–2015 Caçadores Taipas 56 (18)
2015– Académico Martim 24 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


José Manuel da Silva Fernandes (born 22 February 1975), commonly known as Zé Manel, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académico Futebol Clube de Martim as a winger.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 270 games and 51 goals over the course of ten seasons, mainly in representation of Paços de Ferreira (four years) and Boavista (three).

Football career

Zé Manel was born in Fraião, Braga District. He started playing professionally for Clube Caçadores das Taipas, moving from the Portuguese third division to the second as he joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira at the age of 24. In his debut season he contributed with 24 games and three goals, helping the northerners return to the Primeira Liga as league champions.

In the following years, Zé Manel continued to be a regular offensive unit for Paços: in his last season he scored on 11 occasions, not good enough, however, to avoid relegation. From 2004 to 2007 he represented Boavista FC, netting ten goals in his first year and also being an undisputed starter; the following campaign he joined S.C. Braga, being sparingly used.

For 2008–09, Zé Manel signed a one-year deal with top level strugglers Leixões SC. After two seasons of regular use – even though 30 of his league appearances were as a substitute – being relegated in his second, the 35-year-old moved to C.D. Trofense in division two, in late August 2010.

In August 2012, aged 37, Zé Manel returned to Boavista, with the club now in the third division.[1]

Honours

Paços de Ferreira

References

  1. ↑ "Mercado: Boavista promove regresso de antigas estrelas" [Market: Boavista promotes return of former stars] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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