Emanuel Braga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuel Faria Braga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1975[1] | ||
| 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) |
| 1999–2001 | Boavista | 27 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 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 professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 325 matches and 34 goals in 13 seasons, in service of five clubs.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vila do Conde, Emanuel was part of Boavista FC's squad in the 1999–2000 season, during the Porto team's Primeira Liga and European heyday.[2][3] Other than that, he represented hometown club Rio Ave FC,[4] where he started playing football, as well as fellow northern sides C.D. Aves – two spells – S.C. Salgueiros, Varzim S.C. and S.C. Freamunde.[5]
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 Segunda Liga, with the exception of the 2010–11 campaign with A.D. Os Limianos in the fourth tier.[6][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emanuel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Vieira, Miguel (7 June 1999). "Emanuel de surpresa para reforçar Boavista" [Emanuel a surprise addition to Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Boavista-Feyenoord 1–1". Record (in Portuguese). 29 September 1999. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Emanuel (Boavista) emprestado ao Rio Ave" [Emanuel (Boavista) loaned to Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b ""André André é um jogador à Porto"" ["André André is a Porto-like player"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Limianos: Emanuel vai reencontrar um amigo" [Limianos: Emanuel will meet friend again]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Emanuel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Vila do Conde
- 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
- A.D. Os Limianos players