António Manuel

António Manuel Alves Bernardes (born 7 December 1929) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a half-back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Bernardes.
António Manuel
Personal information
Full name António Manuel Alves Bernardes
Date of birth (1929-12-07) 7 December 1929
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1954 Benfica 26 (0)
1954–1959 Torreense 45 (0)
Total 71 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

António Manuel arrived at Benfica in 1948, but only made his debut on 2 January 1949, when Ted Smith started him against Belenenses.[1] It was his only appearance all season.[2] He did not compete for the first team in 1949–50, but played six league matches in 1950–51.[3][4] The following year, his playing time was once again cut short, as he only played one game, an away win to Boavista on 30 March 1952.[5][6] However, his next two seasons, were more productive, as he played 9 league games in each.[7][8]

António Manuel left the club in 1954 without any silverware, since he never played in any of the club conquests during his time there.[1] He continued his career at Torreense, helping them get promoted from the Portuguese Second Division in 1954–55.

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

  1. Tovar 2012, p. 686.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 219.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 224.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 232.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 236.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 238.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 244.
  8. Tovar 2012, p. 249.
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