After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Sumitomo Metal (later Kashima Antlers) in 1989.
He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in August 2003 and Yokohama FC in July 2004.
At Yokohama FC, he played with his elder brother Mikio Manaka.
After retirement, Manaka became a manager for L.League club Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki in 2017.
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