Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born May 24, 1946) is a Portuguese football (soccer) manager. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ...

He was the assistant manager for Portugal National Team in the 1990´s, and manager for the U-21 National Team, until 1999/2000. He reached the 12 th place for Alverca, in 2000/01, in his first experience as a leading manager for a team. He was the assistant manager of SL Benfica, since 2002/02, ending as the manager. He remain in charge of the "Águias" team, until April 21, 2003, at which he point he was signed by SC Braga as manager. He´s in this role since then. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a comprehensive sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sporting Clube de Braga is a Portuguese football club, from the city of Braga, that was founded in 1921. ...