Emanuel Braga

Emanuel
Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Faria Braga
Date of birth	7 July 1975 (age 49)
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
1993–1999	Rio Ave
1999–2000	Boavista
2001	Rio Ave
2001–2002	Aves
2002–2003	Salgueiros
2003–2004	Aves
2004–2009	Varzim
2009–2010	Freamunde
2010–2011	Limianos
Total
	*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 323 games and 34 goals during 13 seasons, representing five different clubs.

Football career

Born in Vila do Conde, Emanuel played for Boavista F.C. in the 1999–2000 season, during the Porto club's domestic 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 the course of 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 AD Os Limianos in the fourth.

External links

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Emanuel at ForaDeJogo (archived)