Manuel José Vieira
Portuguese footballer
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Manuel José Azevedo Vieira (born 4 February 1981), known as Manuel José, is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a right midfielder, he could also play as an attacking right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel José Azevedo Vieira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Ermesinde | ||
| 1991–1992 | Candal | ||
| 1992–1999 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Porto B | 88 | (23) |
| 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 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Boavista | 33 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | CFR Cluj | 56 | (1) |
| 2009–2016 | Paços Ferreira | 138 | (18) |
| 2016 | Leixões | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gondomar | 40 | (4) |
| 2018–2022 | Candal | 95 | (36) |
| Total | 533 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Portugal U15 | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U16 | 15 | (4) |
| 1999 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 1999 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Portugal B | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Manuel José unsuccessfully graduated from FC Porto's academy, going on to serve a number of loans before being released in June 2005. He made his Primeira Liga debut with Académica de Coimbra, where he played from January to June 2003.[2]
After a solid season with Porto's neighbours Boavista FC, Manuel José joined Romania's CFR Cluj Portuguese contingent in June 2006, for €300,000.[3] In his first year in Liga I he was a regular and the team player with the most assists, totalling 11; however, with the arrival of Ioan Andone as head coach in summer 2007, he lost his place in the starting XI and failed to regain that position.[4]
On 5 February 2009, Manuel José terminated his contract with Cluj.[5] He returned to Portugal in July, signing with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[6] He scored a career-best eight goals in the 2012–13 campaign – in only 19 starts – being essential as the club finished third and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history.[7]
