Gustavo Manduca

Gustavo Manduca
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Manduca[1]
Date of birth (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Urussanga, Brazil[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Grêmio 0 (0)
1998–1999 HJK 2 (0)
1998Atlantis (loan) 10 (2)
1999 Felgueiras 13 (2)
2000 Esposende 18 (6)
2000–2003 Chaves 70 (22)
2003–2004 Paços Ferreira 29 (3)
2004–2005 Marítimo 46 (11)
2006–2007 Benfica 16 (1)
2006–2007AEK Athens (loan) 23 (5)
2007–2010 AEK Athens 73 (9)
2010–2015 APOEL 125 (45)
Total 395 (106)
Managerial career
2015 APOEL (caretaker)
2016 Othellos Athienou
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Manduca (born 8 June 1980) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward or an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.

He also held an Italian passport, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal – where he represented six teams in seven years, including a very brief spell with Benfica. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 91 games and 15 goals over three seasons.

Manduca signed with APOEL in 2010 from AEK Athens, remaining with the former club until his retirement and winning eight major titles.

  1. ^ a b "Gustavo Manduca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gustavo Manduca". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 April 2020.