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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-07-17)17 July 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1977 | Brønshøj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Brønshøj | 47 | (20) |
| 1980–1983 | Hvidovre | 77 | (23) |
| 1983–1987 | Benfica | 89 | (47) |
| 1987–1992 | B 1903 | 128 | (47) |
| 1992–1994 | FC Copenhagen | 37 | (7) |
| 1996 | FC Copenhagen | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 381 | (144) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1987 | Denmark | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Manniche (born 17 July 1959) is a Danish former professionalfootballer who played as acentre forward.[1]
Even though he played professionally for four clubs in his country, he was best known for his spell withBenfica in Portugal.[2]
Born inCopenhagen,Frederiksberg Municipality, Manniche started his career withBrønshøj Boldklub in 1977, signing forHvidovre IF three years later and helping it to theDanish Cup in 1980 and theDanish Championship in the following year; in August he made his debut withDenmark, appearing as a second-halfsubstitute in afriendly withNordic neighboursFinland (2–1 win) – in total, he would win 11caps in six years, but did not attend any major international tournament.
In the middle of 1983, Manniche moved abroad, signing with defendingPrimeira Liga championsS.L. Benfica. Inhis first season he helped the team retain the championship, scoring 11 goals in only 21 matches. Additionally, he netted twice in the 1985Portuguese Cup final win againstFC Porto (3–1), winning another league trophy in 1987.
Having played 132 official matches with 75 goals for Benfica, Manniche was affectionately known as "O Tosco" (Portuguese slang for a person/player with few or no technical abilities). In the decades following his retirement he stayed firmly connected to the club, either watching games, mediating in business negotiations or supplying training equipment.
In 1987, 28-year-old Manniche returned home, joiningBoldklubben 1903 – on 1 July 1992, it merged withKjøbenhavns Boldklub to becomeF.C. Copenhagen. In its first year of existence, they wonthe league; he played his last match on 17 April 1994, and became a coach for small Danish amateur sides.
Manniche returned to Copenhagen in 1996, as an assistant manager. After a string of poor results he made a short comeback as a player, at the age of 37, calling it quits shortly after.
The Portuguese footballerManiche was nicknamed in reference to Manniche.[3]
Hvidovre
Benfica
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