João Manuel (footballer, born 1967)

{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = João Manuel

| fullname = João Manuel Loureiro dos Santos

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1967|8|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moimenta da Beira, Portugal

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|5|18|1967|8|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Guimarães, Portugal

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1987–1988 | clubs1 = Viseu e Benfica | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1988–1992 | clubs2 = Académico de Viseu | caps2 = 51 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1992–1995 | clubs3 = Académica de Coimbra | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1995–2004 | clubs4 = União de Leiria | caps4 = 251 | goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2004 | clubs5 = Moreirense | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0

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João Manuel Loureiro dos Santos, known as João Manuel (born 31 August 1967; died 18 May 2005 of multiple sclerosis) was a Portuguese football player.