Manuel Curto

Manuel Curto
Personal information
Full name	Manuel José da Luz Correia Curto
Date of birth	9 July 1986 (age 37)
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
2005–2006	Benfica B
2006	Cerro Reyes
2007	Torreense
2007	Pinhalnovense
2007–2008	Rio Maior
2008–2010	Estoril
2010–2011	Naval
2011–2012	União Leiria
2013	Taraz
2014	Zagłębie Lubin
2014–2015	Lierse
2016	Atlético
2017	Torreense
Total
International career
2002−2003	Portugal U17
2005	Portugal U19
2006	Portugal U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European U17 Championship
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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[edit]

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

[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Naval reduzida à matemática" [Naval reduced to maths] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[5] "Manuel Curto e Tiago Terroso contratados" [Manuel Curto and Tiago Terroso signed]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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