Manuel (footballer, born 1941)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

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{{Portuguese name|Martins|da Souza}}

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| fullname = Manuel Martins da Souza

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|2|5|df=yes}}

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| position = Forward

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| clubs1 = Santos

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| nationalyears1= 1959

| nationalteam1= Brazil

| nationalcaps1= 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1959 Chicago|}}

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Manuel Martins da Souza (born 5 February 1941), known as Manuel, is a Brazilian former footballer.{{cite web|title=Profile |url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/5603_manuel.html|publisher=sambafoot.com|accessdate=31 May 2012}}

Manuel represented the Brazil national team at the 1959 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil195263r.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963 |publisher=RSSSF Brazil |access-date=1 Jan 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101210618/https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil195263r.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2007/jogospanamericanos/medalhistas_brasileiros-1959.shtml |title=Medalhistas Brasileiros - Chicago 1959 |website=Folha de São Paulo |access-date=1 Jan 2023 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516194931/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2007/jogospanamericanos/medalhistas_brasileiros-1959.shtml |archive-date=16 May 2021 |url-status=live}}