Emanuel de Jesus Bonfim Evaristo (28 August 1982 – 11 July 2026), known as Manú, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played mainly as a winger.
He appeared in 129 Primeira Liga matches over seven seasons, totalling 13 goals for Alverca, Estrela da Amadora, Benfica, Marítimo and Vitória de Setúbal. He also played in Italy, Greece, Poland, China and Cyprus, winning the Polish Cup with Legia Warsaw.
Career Born in Setúbal, Manú started his professional career in the 2001–02 season with Alverca, before signing for Benfica in 2004 on a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned after arriving, serving stints at Italian clubs Modena and Carpenedolo to gain experience, and returned to Portugal in the 2005–06 campaign for another temporary spell with Estrela da Amadora, where he played 31 league games and scored seven goals as the side retained their Primeira Liga status.
Manú was given a new four-year deal in June 2006, and made his official debut for Benfica by featuring in both legs of the 4–1 aggregate win over Austria Wien in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He also made a substitute appearance in the group stage against Copenhagen on 13 September (0–0 away draw).
In summer 2007, Super League Greece team AEK Athens signed Manú on a one-year loan. He went back to Lisbon afterwards, being immediately transferred to Marítimo.
Manú scored his first goal for the Madeirans on 7 October 2008, in the 2–0 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal. In his second year, he appeared even more as a starter as the side qualified for the UEFA Europa League as fifth. On 1 November 2009, he netted from 30 meters to put Marítimo ahead at Sporting CP in an eventual 1–1 draw.
On 9 June 2010, Manú agreed to a three-year deal with Legia Warsaw in Poland. On 3 May of the following year, he equalised the final of the Polish Cup against Lech Poznań, which secured his team extra time and then a 5–4 penalty shootout triumph for the 14th in the club's history.
On 9 December 2011, Manú signed a "1+1" contract with Beijing Guoan in China, effective as of January 2012. Until his retirement aged 36, he represented Ermis Aradippou – Cypriot First Division, two spells– Vitória Setúbal and amateurs Cartaxo and Vilafranquense.
Death Manú died on 11 July 2026 at the age of 43 in a traffic collision near Sobral de Monte Agraço in Lisbon District, with his first club Alverca confirming his death and Benfica issuing a statement of condolence.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlverca 2001–02Primeira Liga1110—212002–03Primeira Liga18120—2012003–04Primeira Liga23110—241Total4234000463Benfica2006–07Primeira Liga1102030160Carpenedolo (loan) 2004–05Serie D142—142Modena (loan) 2004–05Serie B50—50Estrela Amadora (loan) 2005–06Primeira Liga31710—327AEK Athens (loan) 2007–08Super League Greece130—130Marítimo 2008–09Primeira Liga25141203122009–10Primeira Liga27330—303Total5247120615Legia Warsaw2010–11Ekstraklasa27171—3422011–12Ekstraklasa621050122Total3338150464Beijing Guoan2012Chinese Super League71—71Ermis Aradippou2013–14Cypriot First Division10140—141Vitória Setúbal2014–15Primeira Liga11020—130Ermis Aradippou2014–15Cypriot First Division15320—173Career total2442430210028426
Honours Legia Warsaw Polish Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12
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