Manucho biography
Manucho biography
Manucho biography book.
Manucho
Angolan footballer
This article is about the Angolan footballer. For other people, see Manucho (nickname).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Contreiras and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.
Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983), commonly known as Manucho, is a former Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker.
Manucho moved from Petro Atletico to Manchester United in January 2008.[1][2][3] Before playing a game for United, however, he was loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos for the remainder of the 2007–08 season due to issues with obtaining a UK work permit.[4] Manucho received a work permit soon after returning to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008,[5] and made his debut for the club in the League Cup against Middlesbrough on 23 September 2008.
Short of first team opportunities at Old Trafford, however, on 16