Carlos Manuel (footballer, born 1985)

Carlos Manuel Gouveia Silva (born 24 November 1985), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Associação Desportiva Porto da Cruz as a right-back.

Carlos Manuel
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Gouveia Silva[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-24) 24 November 1985[1]
Place of birth Maracay, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Porto da Cruz
Youth career
1999–2002 Santana
2002–2004 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Nacional 0 (0)
2005–2010 Camacha 126 (1)
2010–2017 União Madeira 122 (1)
2017–2018 Camacha 18 (0)
2018– Porto da Cruz 67 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Maracay, Venezuela to Portuguese parents,[2] Carlos Manuel returned to the land of his ancestors and settled in the island of Madeira, where he would spend his entire professional career. He started out at U.D. Santana, then signed with C.D. Nacional for his last two formative years.

After five seasons in the lower leagues with A.D. Camacha, Carlos Manuel joined C.F. União in the 2010 off-season. He played only seven games in his first year, as his team won the third division championship; his professional debut came on 21 August 2011, when he featured the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 home win over C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Another promotion befell at the end of the 2014–15 campaign,[2] and Carlos Manuel contributed 26 matches to this feat with (24 starts). He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 26 October 2015, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Joãozinho in the 1–0 away loss against C.F. Os Belenenses.[4]

References
  1. "Carlos Manuel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Freitas Teixeira, Sérgio (15 August 2015). "U. Madeira apresentou-se: Dolores Aveiro será a madrinha do plantel" [U. Madeira have presented: Dolores Aveiro will be the squad's godmother] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. "U. Madeira-D. Aves, 3−2: Triunfo inquestionável" [U. Madeira-D. Aves, 3−2: Unquestionable win]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "Belenenses-União Madeira, 1–0 (resultado final)" [Belenenses-União Madeira, 1–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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