Sanfins as a youth, and hometown club Juventude Atlética “os Amigos do Cavaco” as a senior, never any higher than the second regional level.
[1] Feirense's fortunes improved under Manta, finishing in the top half in 8th place, and in his second season they just avoided relegation in 16th.
[2] On 4 February 2019, he was dismissed from Feirense with the club in last place after a 2–0 loss at Boavista FC, in a season that ended with relegation.
[6] His team were relegated at the end of June 2020, with five games left to play;[7] he was internally disciplined for using profanity to publicly describe the situation at the cash-strapped club.
[9] In November 2021 he became the new coach of Sport Clube União Torreense, and at the same time achieved the club's unprecedented rise to the Portuguese second tier.