Sérgio Manoel (footballer, born 1972)

Sérgio Manoel
Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Manoel Júnior
Date of birth	2 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1992	Santos
1993	Fluminense
1993–1994	Santos
1994–1995	Botafogo
1996–1997	Cerezo Osaka
1997–1998	Grêmio
1998–2000	Botafogo
2000–2002	Cruzeiro
2002–2003	Coritiba
2003	América-RJ
2003	Portuguesa
2004	Madureira
2004	Figueirense
2004	Independiente
2005	Marília
2005	Figueirense
2005–2006	Volta Redonda
2006	Botafogo
2006	Náutico
2006–2007	Volta Redonda
2007	Ceilândia
2007–2008	Ceará
2008	Bacabal
2008–2009	Bragantino
2010	Botafogo-DF
International career
1991	Brazil U-20
1995–1998	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sérgio Manoel Júnior, commonly known simply as Sérgio Manoel (born 2 March 1972),^[1] is a former professional association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs,^[2] and the Brazil national team.

Club career[edit]

Born in Santos, São Paulo state, Sérgio Manoel started his professional career playing for Santos.^[3] He played his first professional game for Santos on November 28, 1989.^[3] During his career he played for several clubs, winning the Taça Guanabara with Fluminense in 1993, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1995 and the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1998, with Botafogo, and the Campeonato Catarinense in 2004 with Figueirnese.^[4] In 2008, he won the Taça Cidade de São Luís with Bacabal, then leaving the club to play with Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Bragantino.^[5]

Sérgio Manoel played three FIFA World Youth Championship games in 1991, respectively against Ivory Coast, Mexico and Sweden, without scoring a goal.^[6] Between 1995 and 1998, Sérgio Manoel played five games for the Brazil national team, including two CONCACAF Gold Cup games in 1998, against El Salvador and United States.^[4]

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^ "Bragantino traz atacante do Timão e repatria zagueiro do XV" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
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^ ^a ^b "Sérgio Manoel". Sambafoot. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
^ "Bragantino contrata veterano Sérgio Manoel" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. May 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
^ "Sérgio Manuel". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
^ Sérgio Manoel at National-Football-Teams.com