| Mano | |
| Fullname: | Luís Miguel Lopes Mendes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1996–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Almada |
| Youthyears2: | 2003–2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | Corroios |
| Youthyears3: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs3: | Belenenses |
| Years1: | 2006–2010 |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2018 |
| Caps4: | 112 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2022 |
| Caps5: | 76 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2007 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC) |
Luís Miguel Lopes Mendes (born 9 April 1987), known as Mano, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back.
A product of C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system, Lisbon-born Mano first appeared with the first team on 4 February 2007 in a 1–0 away win against Vitória de Setúbal.[2] He had to wait until the 2008–09 season to become an important member of the main squad.
Mano featured in 28 games in the 2009–10 campaign but Belenenses finished as second-bottom in the Primeira Liga, dropping down to the Segunda Liga.[3] In August 2010 he moved to Villarreal CF B in Spain,[4] playing 31 Segunda División matches in his first year (27 starts) as the Valencians retained their league status; his debut in the latter competition took place later that month, when he came on as a late substitute in the 3–0 away loss to Real Valladolid.[5]
On 5 June 2012, following a brief spell in the Super League Greece with Levadiakos FC, Mano returned to Portugal and signed a two-year contract with G.D. Estoril Praia.[6] He appeared in 27 games in his second season, helping to a best ever fourth-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Europa League.[7]
Mano joined Vitória Setúbal in June 2018, on a two-year deal.[8]
Born in Portugal of Cape Verdean descent,[9] Mano represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[10] also appearing in other minor tournaments. In the competition held in Canada, in the round-of-16 defeat against Chile (1–0), he was going to be sent off by referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh for a foul when teammate Zequinha stripped the judge of his red card, receiving his marching orders as well;[11] [12] subsequently, both players were suspended from international football, Mano for three months.[13]
Mano won the first of two caps for the under-21 side on 23 March 2007, featuring the second half of a 2–0 friendly victory over Slovakia.[14]