Emmanuel Noruega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Libano Noruega | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Macau | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macau (caretaker) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tim Iec | |||
| Benfica Macau | |||
| Enfermagem | |||
| Kei Lun | |||
| Son Lun | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | CD Odiáxere | ||
| 2002–2003 | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2003–2013 | Lam Pak | 32 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Lam Ieng | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Artilheiros | ||
| 2017–2023 | MUST CPK | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 84 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Macau | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | MUST CPK (player coach) | ||
| ????–2024 | MUST CPK (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024 | MUST CPK | ||
| 2024–2025 | Macau (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Macau U-23 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Macau U-20 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2026– | Macau (caretaker) | ||
| 2026– | Macau U-20 (caretaker) | ||
| 2026– | Macau U-23 (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emmanuel Libano Noruega (born 23 August 1983) is a Macau football coach and former player, who is currently caretaker manager for Macau national team and the youth teams. He was a defender who has been capped by the Macau national team.[1][2][3]
Club career
[edit]He began his club career in 2001 with Odiáxere . He moved to Macau the following year to play for Monte Carlo for one season. He achieved prominence playing for Lam Pak between 2003 and 2012. His last club was MUST CPK.
Also called up to the Macau national team since 2003 until 2007, Noruega made seven appearances, without scoring any goals.
Managerial career
[edit]Noruega began his transition into coaching while still registered as a player at MUST CPK, briefly serving as a player-coach and assistant coach before taking over as the club's manager in 2024.
Later that year, he entered the international setup for the Macau Football Association, working concurrently as an assistant coach for the senior national team, the under-23 team, and the under-20 team through 2025.
On 1 January 2026, Noruega was appointed as the caretaker manager for the Macau senior national team, as well as the caretaker head coach for both the Macau U-23 and Macau U-20 squads. He led the senior team during the 2026 FIFA Series, which included international fixtures against sides like Aruba.[4]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]GD Lam Pak
Liga de Elite 2006, 2007, 2009
CD Monte Carlo
MUST Chao Pak Kei
References
[edit]- ↑ "Emmanuel Noruega". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Emmanuel Noruega (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "EMMANUEL NORUEGA / 羅維加". Macau Football. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Macau 🇲🇴 head coach Emmanuel Noruega praised the electric atmosphere at Kigali’s Pele Stadium, even after his side fell 4–1 to Aruba 🇦🇼 in the #FIFASeries2026. They face the loser of Tanzania 🇹🇿 vs Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 on Sunday. Retrieved 22 June 2026 – via www.facebook.com.
External links
[edit]- Emmanuel Noruega at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emmanuel Noruega at FBref.com
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