Born in
Feira de Santana,
Bahia, Manoel started his professional career with
Sport Club Internacional. In January 1999 he moved abroad and signed for
PSV Eindhoven in the
Netherlands, but returned shortly after to his country. Manoel would spend the following seven years in
Portugal, playing for
Vitória de Guimarães,
Gil Vicente FC (scoring ten
Primeira Liga goals in the
2002–03 season as the
Barcelos club finished eighth) and
Moreirense FC. In the 2005 summer he joined
Sporting Clube de Portugal, but was immediately loaned to Vitória Guimarães and never appeared officially for the
Lions; during his spell with the
Minho side he failed to find the net in the league, in an eventual
relegation-ending campaign. After starting
2006–07 with
C.F. Os Belenenses, also in the top flight, Manoel left Portugal and returned to his country, with lowly
Clube de Regatas Brasil. In the following years he moved teams – and continents – constantly, playing for teams in
Bulgaria,
China and
Bahrain. ==External links==