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Carlos Manuel

1958 - Today

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Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (pronounced [ˈkaɾluʒ mɐnuˈɛl]; born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a manager. Best known for his spell at Benfica, for which he appeared in 318 competitive matches over eight and a half seasons, scoring 58 goals. He was also a leading figure for the national team during the better part of the 1980s and, after retiring, he embarked on a lengthy spell as coach. Having won more than 40 caps for Portugal in six years, Carlos Manuel represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Carlos Manuel is the 5,132nd most popular soccer player (down from 4,484th in 2024), the 419th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 391st in 2019) and the 91st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Carlos Manuel ranks 5,132 out of 21,273. Before him are Ole Rasmussen, Edu Snethlage, Rolf Holmberg, Toshikazu Kato, Frans Thijssen, and Abdul Kader Keïta. After him are Marino Perani, Néstor Lorenzo, Šime Vrsaljko, Alberto Orlando, Yoichi Futori, and Magdaleno Mercado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Carlos Manuel ranks 429. Before him are Stojan Župljanin, Tsetska Tsacheva, Aleksandr Baluev, Vadym Yevtushenko, Frank Schaffer, and Masakuni Yamamoto. After him are Tim Kaine, Kjell Ola Dahl, Aleksei Guskov, Norovyn Altankhuyag, Alan Jackson, and Roxann Dawson.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Carlos Manuel ranks 419 out of 633. Before him are Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), Tonicha (1946), Tiago Monteiro (1976), Ferreira de Castro (1898), and Fernando Pereira (1950). After him are Jorge de Paiva (1887), Teresa Salgueiro (1969), Eliseu (1983), Sara Martins (1977), Américo Aguiar (1973), and Ricardo Pereira (1993).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Carlos Manuel ranks 91. Before him are Custódio Pinto (1942), Manuel Fernandes (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), Pedro Mendes (1979), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), and Miguel Veloso (1986). After him are Eliseu (1983), Ricardo Pereira (1993), José Fonte (1983), António Lima Pereira (1952), André Gomes (1993), and Rui Jorge (1973).

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