Manaca (footballer)

{{Short description|Mozambican-Portuguese footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Manaca

| fullname = Carlos Alberto Manaca Dias

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|22|df=yes}}

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| birth_place = Beira, Mozambique

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1965 | clubs1 = Sporting Beira | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1966–1968 | clubs2 = Sporting | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1968–1969 | clubs3 = Sanjoanense | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1969–1975 | clubs4 = Sporting | caps4 = 118 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1975 | clubs5 = Boston Minutemen | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1975–1976 | clubs6 = Vitória de Setúbal | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 1976–1977 | clubs7 = Braga | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 1977–1978 | clubs8 = Sporting | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1978–1980 | clubs9 = Vitória de Guimarães | caps9 = 55 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 1980–1983 | clubs10 = Estoril | caps10 = | goals10 =

| years11 = 1983–1985 | clubs11 = Peniche | caps11 = | goals11 =

| manageryears1 = 1983–1984 | managerclubs1 = Peniche

| manageryears2 = 1986 | managerclubs2 = Mozambique

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Carlos Alberto Manaca Dias, known as Carlos Manaca or simply Manaca (born 22 September 1946) is a former Mozambican football player and manager. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

He played 15 seasons and 326 games in the Primeira Liga for Sporting, Vitória de Guimarães, Estoril, Braga, Vitória de Setúbal and Sanjoanense.