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{{Short description|Portuguese footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manuel Cajuda
| image = File:Manuel Cajuda.png
| fullname = Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Olhão]], Portugal
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1967–1969
| youthclubs1 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| years1 = 1970–1971
| clubs1 = Sambrasense
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1971–1972
| clubs2 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1972–1973
| clubs3 = Sambrasense
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 1975–1976
| clubs4 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1976–1983
| clubs5 = [[S.C. Farense|Farense]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 
| totalcaps = 
| totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 = 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| manageryears1 = 1984
| managerclubs1 = [[S.C. Farense|Farense]]
| manageryears2 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs2 = [[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]]
| manageryears3 = 1988–1989
| managerclubs3 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| manageryears4 = 1989–1990
| managerclubs4 = [[Louletano D.C.|Louletano]]
| manageryears5 = 1990–1991
| managerclubs5 = [[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]]
| manageryears6 = 1991
| managerclubs6 = [[O Elvas C.A.D.|O Elvas]]
| manageryears7 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs7 = [[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]]
| manageryears8 = 1993–1994
| managerclubs8 = [[U.D. Leiria|União Leiria]]
| manageryears9 = 1994–1997
| managerclubs9 = [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| manageryears10 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs10 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| manageryears11 = 1998–2002
| managerclubs11 = [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| manageryears12 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs12 = [[U.D. Leiria|União Leiria]]
| manageryears13 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs13 = [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]]
| manageryears14 = 2004
| managerclubs14 = [[S.C. Beira-Mar|Beira-Mar]]
| manageryears15 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs15 = [[Associação Naval 1º de Maio|Naval]]
| manageryears16 = 2006
| managerclubs16 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| manageryears17 = 2006–2009
| managerclubs17 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]]
| manageryears18 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs18 = [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
| manageryears19 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs19 = [[U.D. Leiria|União Leiria]]
| manageryears20 = 2013
| managerclubs20 = [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| manageryears21 = 2013
| managerclubs21 = [[Chongqing F.C.|Chongqing]]
| manageryears22 = 2014
| managerclubs22 = [[Tianjin Songjiang F.C.|Tianjin Songjiang]]
| manageryears23 = 2015
| managerclubs23 = [[Ajman Club]]
| manageryears24 = 2015
| managerclubs24 = [[BEC Tero Sasana F.C.|BEC Tero Sasana]]
| manageryears25 = 2017
| managerclubs25 = [[Sichuan Longfor F.C.|Sichuan Longfor]]
| manageryears26 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs26 = [[Académico de Viseu F.C.|Académico Viseu]]
| manageryears27 = 2020
| managerclubs27 = [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]]
| caption = Cajuda in 2020
}}

'''Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa''' (born 27 June 1951) is a Portuguese [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and retired [[Football player|footballer]].

In a career which spanned three decades, he managed nearly 20 teams in his own country, and also worked in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, China and Thailand.

==Playing  career==
Born in [[Olhão]], Cajuda played exclusively in his native [[Algarve]] region during his career, starting out at [[S.C. Olhanense]]. In 1975 he joined what would be his main club, [[S.C. Farense]] also in the [[Segunda Liga|second division]].

In the summer of 1983, even though the [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]] side had just promoted to the [[Primeira Liga]], 32-year-old Cajuda decided to retire from playing.

==Coaching career==
Immediately after retiring, Cajuda started working as a manager with Farense, leading the team through 12 games in [[1983–84 Primeira Liga|their first-ever season in the top flight]] and managing to help them retain their league status after finishing 12th. He continued to work in his native region in the following years, with [[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense SC]], Olhanense and [[Louletano D.C.|Louletano DC]].

In 1994, after years of working almost exclusively in the second level – the exception being [[S.C.U. Torreense]] in the [[1991–92 Primeira Liga|1991–92 campaign]] – Cajuda signed for [[S.C. Braga]], remaining in [[Minho Province|Minho]] for the following eight years (ranking in fourth place in [[1996–97 Primeira Liga|1997]] and [[2000–01 Primeira Liga|2001]]), with two incomplete seasons with [[C.F. Os Belenenses]] in between. He managed to finish in the top six with his following two clubs, [[U.D. Leiria]] – he had already been in charge of them nine years before, in division two – and [[C.S. Marítimo]].

Cajuda left the [[Madeira]] side only one game into the [[2004–05 Primeira Liga|2004–05 season]], and joined [[S.C. Beira-Mar]] also of the top tier,<ref>[http://www.footballportugal.com.pt/_news_/general_news_index/general_news_-_december_2009/general_news_-_november_2009/general_news_-_october_2009/general_news_-_september_2004.html General news – September 2004]; Football Portugal, 29 September 2004</ref> but only lasted an additional ten matches in [[Aveiro, Portugal|Aveiro]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102823/http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=319390&lang=EN Beira Mar coach Cajuda resigns]; [[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]], 15 December 2004</ref> After a brief spell with [[Associação Naval 1º de Maio]] he left for [[Egypt]] with [[Zamalek SC]], becoming its second Portuguese coach after [[Nelo Vingada]].

Cajuda returned to Portugal midway through [[2006–07 Liga de Honra|2006–07 campaign]] joining [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]] – being announced on [[Christmas]] Day – which he led to promotion and a third position in [[2007–08 Primeira Liga|the following year]], just narrowly surpassing [[S.L. Benfica]] for the last [[UEFA Champions League]] berth and only to lose controversially in the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|last qualifying round]] against [[FC Basel]] of [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/v--guimaraes/detalhe/cajuda-temos-que-pensar-no-futuro|title=Cajuda: "Temos que pensar no futuro"|trans-title=Cajuda: «We must think about the future»|publisher=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=1 September 2008|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> He left at the conclusion of [[2008–09 Primeira Liga|2008–09]] with an eighth-place finish, joining [[Sharjah FC]] of the United Arab Emirates.<ref>[http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Desporto/Interior.aspx?content_id=1857985 Cajuda rescinde com Al Sharjah (Cajuda rescinds with Al Sharjah)]; [[Jornal de Notícias]], 21 May 2011 (in Portuguese)</ref>

In late September 2011, Cajuda became Leiria's third coach of [[2011–12 Primeira Liga|the season]] after the dismissed [[Pedro Caixinha]] and [[Vítor Pontes]].<ref>[http://www.regiaodeleiria.pt/2011/09/uniao-de-leiria-prescinde-de-vitor-pontes-e-chama-manuel-cajuda/ União de Leiria prescinde de Vítor Pontes e chama Manuel Cajuda (União de Leiria sack Vítor Pontes and call Manuel Cajuda)]; Região de Leiria, 26 September 2011 (in Portuguese)</ref> He was relieved of his duties on 14 March 2012, with the team ranking last in the league.<ref>[http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/uniao_leiria/interior.aspx?content_id=746168 Dominguez sucede a Cajuda (Dominguez succeeds Cajuda)]; Record, 14 March 2012 (in Portuguese)</ref>

After nearly a quarter of a century away, Cajuda returned to hometown club Olhanense on 8 January 2013, succeeding [[Sérgio Conceição]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/34067/manuel-cajuda-regressa-ao-olhanense|title=Manuel Cajuda regressa ao Olhanense|trans-title=Manuel Cajuda returns to Olhanense|publisher=Notícias ao Minuto|language=pt|date=8 January 2013|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> He resigned on 1 May with the side having slipped from eighth to 14th, one place off the bottom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/futebol-nacional/manuel-cajuda-deixa-comando-tecnico-do-olhanense_d647964|title=Manuel Cajuda deixa comando técnico do Olhanense|trans-title=Manuel Cajuda leaves Olhanense managerial position|publisher=[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|language=pt|date=1 May 2013|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

Following brief spells across Asia, namely in China, Thailand and the UAE, Cajuda returned to his country to take over at [[Académico de Viseu F.C.]] in February 2018, replacing [[Francisco Chaló]] at a team challenging for a place in the top flight.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/manuel-cajuda-de-regresso-ao-futebol-portugues-para-treinar-o-academico-de-viseu-9103184.html|title=Manuel Cajuda regressa ao futebol português para treinar o Académico de Viseu|trans-title=Manuel Cajuda returns to Portuguese football to manage Académico de Viseu|publisher=[[Diário de Notícias]]|language=pt|date=7 February 2018|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> Having finished [[2017–18 LigaPro|that campaign]] in third, one place off promotion, he resigned the following 13 January them in 13th place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/manuel-cajuda-deixou-comando-tecnico-do-academico-de-viseu-a-seu-pedido-10434291.html|title=Manuel Cajuda demite-se do Académico de Viseu|trans-title=Manuel Cajuda resigns from Académico de Viseu|publisher=Diário de Notícias|language=pt|date=13 January 2019|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

On 26 January 2020, Cajuda was hired at [[Leixões S.C.]] who were placed tenth in the second tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/ii-liga/26-01-2020/oficial-manuel-cajuda-e-o-novo-treinador-do-leixoes|title=OFICIAL: Manuel Cajuda é o novo treinador do Leixões|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Manuel Cajuda is the new manager of Leixões|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=26 January 2020|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> In six games he managed two victories, with the club finishing the championship in 9th place, before the club announced his departure on 9 May 2020.<ref>[https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/leixoes/detalhe/manuel-cajuda-anuncia-saida-do-leixoes Manuel Cajuda anuncia saída do Leixões], record.pt, 9 May 2020</ref>

==Personal life==
Cajuda's sons, Hugo (born 1979) and João (1984), were both involved in sports: the former played twice for Braga in the top division – under the management of his father – mainly representing [[S.C. Braga B|their reserves]] during a short spell. The latter was engaged in [[gymnastics]] in his youth, but later took up an [[Actor|acting]] career.<ref>[http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sp--braga/detalhe/AMP/manuel-cajuda-fiz-a-minha-melhor-epoca-como-treinador.html Manuel Cajuda: «Fiz a minha melhor época como treinador» (Manuel Cajuda: «I had my best season as a coach»)]; Record, 19 June 2000 (in Portuguese)</ref><ref>[https://www.dn.pt/pessoas/interior/joao-cajuda-e-um-dos-bloggers-de-viagens-mais-influentes-do-mundo-5097633.html João Cajuda é um dos ''bloggers'' de viagens mais influentes do mundo (João Cajuda is one of the world's most influential travel bloggers)]; Diário de Notícias, 28 March 2016 (in Portuguese)</ref>

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