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Veteran coach Manuel José celebrates his 75th birthday


Fri 09 Apr 2021 | 10:48 PM
Ahmed Emam

As the Portuguese renowned football coach turns 75 today, Manuel José proved to be more than just a genius and smart European head coach as he has had glorious spells with Egypt's AlAhly and Portuguese Sporting CP.

To wish him on his special day, his Fans and players took to social media platforms and shared many photos of “The Genius” with him.

In the same context, AlAhly and Egyptian former striker Emad Meteb sent birthday greetings to their former football manager.

AlAhly and Meteb took to their verified Twitter handle to send out the birthday wishes.

According to the Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo: ”Happy Birthday to Manuel José!"

Meanwhile, Meteb delighted fans with a rare treat this night, by sharing adorable throwback photos with the maven Portuguese coach, to mark his 75th birthday.

The talented forward was also filled with emotion as he took to Twitter to celebrate with his 2.2 million followers.

Furthermore, the former player of AlAhly excitedly wrote: ”Happy  birthday to Mr. Manuel!”

 

 

 

Manuel José de Jesus Silva was born on April 9,  1946, in Sant Antoni, Portugal. Commonly known as  José, he is the former coach and former Portuguese player best known as the former manager for  Vitória de Guimarães and Angola national team sports club.