Manuel da Luz Afonso (Loulé, 31 January 1917 – 15 October 2000) was a Portuguese football manager.
That meant that Afonso would be choosing the players but would not be the coach in charge of the squad.
It was a promising start to the successful campaign Portugal had in the lead up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals, in England.
Manuel da Luz Afonso left the National Team following the 1–2 loss to Sweden, on 13 November 1966, in a European Championship qualifier.
He left the Portugal national squad after 20 matches, with 15 wins, 2 ties and 3 defeats, still the best record ever for his country.