Sunday Ramadhan Manara (born 23 November 1952) is a Tanzanian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Sunday Manara
Personal information
Full name Sunday Ramadhan Manara
Date of birth (1952-11-23) 23 November 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Tanzania
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1974 Yanga
1975–1976 Pan African
1977–1978 Heracles Almelo
1979 Pan African
1979 New York Eagles
1980 FC St. Veit
Al Nasr
International career
1974–1987 Tanzania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Nicknamed 'Computer', Manara signed for Dutch side Heracles Almelo in 1977, becoming the first Tanzanian to play in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5] In 1979, he signed for New York Eagles in the United States.[6] Before the second half of 1979–90, he signed for Austrian club FC St. Veit.[7] After that, Manara signed for Al Nasr in the United Arab Emirates.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Het verhaal Sunday Manara". teksterij.nl. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Het onvergetelijke anderhalf jaar van Sunday Manara bij Heracles". tubantia.nl. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Sunday manara: tropische verrassing". Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "SUNDAY MANARA, MTANZANIA WA KWANZA KUCHEZA SOKA ULAYA". binzubeiry.co.tz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Jangwani Grounds, once a football hub with over 20 pitches now a floods zone". thecitizen.co.tz. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "UNAMKUMBUKA SUNDAY MANARA "COMPUTER"?". bongocelebrity.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ ""Der Ramadhani hat sogar den Prohaska ausgestochen"". kleinezeitung.at. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Sunday Manara 'Kompyuta' Mtanzania wa kwanza Ulaya". mwananchi.co.tz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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