Luís Manuel (footballer, born 1981)

Luís Manuel Mendes Pereira (born 25 June 1981), known as Luís Manuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

For the Spanish football centre-back, see Luis Manuel (footballer, born 1967).
Luís Manuel
Personal information
Full name Luís Manuel Mendes Pereira
Date of birth (1981-06-25) 25 June 1981
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2000 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000−2002 Braga B 53 (1)
2002−2003 Joane
2003−2004 Dragões Sandinenses 16 (1)
2004−2005 Leixões 28 (1)
2005−2006 Nacional 1 (0)
2006−2007 Vizela 19 (2)
2007−2008 Gil Vicente 20 (0)
2008−2009 União Leiria 18 (0)
2009−2010 Lousada 25 (0)
2010−2013 Gil Vicente 77 (0)
2013−2015 Aves 66 (2)
2015−2016 Vilaverdense 21 (0)
2016–2017 Brito 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Braga, Luís Manuel spent seven years in local S.C. Braga's youth system. He only appeared for the reserve side as a senior, however.

After a one-year spell with GD Joane in the fourth division, and another with Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses in the third, Luís Manuel signed with Leixões S.C. in 2004, making his professional debut on 29 August of that year in a Segunda Liga match against S.C. Espinho (90 minutes played, 3–2 away win). Subsequently, he moved to the Primeira Liga with C.D. Nacional, but left at the end of the 2005–06 season with only two competitive appearances to his credit.

In the following years, Luís Manuel competed in all three major levels of Portuguese football, with F.C. Vizela, Gil Vicente FC (two spells, two consecutive campaigns in the top flight from 2011 to 2013), U.D. Leiria, A.D. Lousada and C.D. Aves.[1][2]

References
  1. "Luís Manuel vai ser reforço" [Luís Manuel is going to be an addition] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "Luis Manuel assina pelo Desportivo das Aves e Kaby vai jogar no Marítimo" [Luis Manuel signs for Desportivo das Aves and Kaby will play with Marítimo]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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