At 10 years old he start playing football at youth of Futebol Clube de Ferreiras and keeped at his birthplace club during youth and 3 years as senior football player.
From the moment he began his career as head coach, Manuel Balela started to put into practice all the teachings he had assimilated throughout his professional experience as a football player and assistant coach, having prepared himself technically at the highest level and obtaining the Coach Training Course at Level 4 and following on to become, since 1993, Resident Trainer of the Algarve Football Association - Associação de Futebol do Algarve.
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