[1] Manousakis began his professional career by signing with Skoda Xanthi F.C.
[2] He never appeared for the club in a league match, instead he went on loan to Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C.
[citation needed] Manousakis first called at national Greek football team U-17 at 1997, which competed in an international tournament in Portugal in February and in France.
Also in 1998 he was a member of the Greece U19 that played in the knockout stage of the European Championship in Scotland.
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