Manuel Curto
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Full name | Manuel José da Luz Correia Curto | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1998 | Torreense | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2005 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Benfica B | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Cerro Reyes | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Torreense | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Pinhalnovense | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Rio Maior | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Estoril | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Naval | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | União Leiria | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Taraz | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Zagłębie Lubin | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Lierse | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Atlético | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Torreense | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 190 | (22) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2002−2003 | Portugal U17 | 15 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel José da Luz Correia Curto (born 9 July 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Curto spent seven years in S.L. Benfica's youth system, where he operated as a forward. In the following years, however, he played in a more defensive position.[1][2]
After several seasons in the lower leagues, Curto joined G.D. Estoril Praia in the Segunda Liga. In the 2010–11 campaign he made his Primeira Liga debut with Associação Naval 1º de Maio, his first match in the competition occurring on 24 September 2010 as he played nine minutes in a 3–1 away loss against S.C. Braga.[3]
On 20 March 2011, Curto scored twice from the penalty kick spot to help hosts Naval come from behind 0–2 to earn a 2–2 draw against S.C. Beira-Mar,[4] but the Figueira da Foz club eventually suffered relegation, returning to the second division after a six-year stay. He met the same fate in 2011–12 with his following team, U.D. Leiria.[5]
References
- ^ "Manuel Curto sonha com chamada à equipa principal" [Manuel Curto dreams of call-up to the first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Frederico, Francisco (14 January 2011). "Naval: Manuel Curto sem saudades dos tempos de avançado" [Naval: Manuel Curto does not miss days as a forward] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Sporting de Braga quebra período negro e "afunda" Naval" [Sporting de Braga break dark spell and "sink" Naval] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Naval reduzida à matemática" [Naval reduced to maths] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Manuel Curto e Tiago Terroso contratados" [Manuel Curto and Tiago Terroso signed]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
- Manuel Curto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Manuel Curto at BDFutbol
- Manuel Curto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Manuel Curto at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Torres Vedras
- Footballers from Lisbon District
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- C.D. Pinhalnovense players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Segunda División B players
- AD Cerro de Reyes players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- FC Taraz players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Zagłębie Lubin players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Lierse S.K. players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium