Emanuel Braga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Faria Braga | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1989 | Varzim | ||
1989–1993 | Rio Ave | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1999 | Rio Ave | 126 | (9) |
1999–2000 | Boavista | 27 | (2) |
2001 | Rio Ave | 19 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Aves | 32 | (7) |
2002–2003 | Salgueiros | 32 | (3) |
2003–2004 | Aves | 25 | (6) |
2004–2009 | Varzim | 144 | (11) |
2009–2010 | Freamunde | 29 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Limianos | 31 | (2) |
Total | 465 | (44) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Emanuel Faria Braga (born 7 July 1975), known simply as Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 325 matches and 34 goals during 13 seasons, representing five clubs.
Football career
Born in Vila do Conde, Emanuel played for Boavista F.C. in the 1999–2000 season, during the Porto club's Primeira Liga and European heyday. Other than that, he represented hometown's Rio Ave FC, where he started his career, as well as other northern sides: C.D. Aves (two spells), S.C. Salgueiros, Varzim S.C. and S.C. Freamunde.
Emanuel's Portuguese top division totals consisted of 109 games and eight goals over five seasons, for Rio Ave (1996 to 1999) and Boavista. The rest of his 18-year career was spent in the second level, with the exception of his final campaign (2010–11), with A.D. Os Limianos in the fourth.
External links
- Emanuel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vila do Conde
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Aves players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- Varzim S.C. players
- S.C. Freamunde players