International Career
For the Portuguese national team, Carlos Manuel was capped on 42 occasions, scoring eight goals. His debut came on 26 March 1980 in a 1–4 away loss against Scotland for the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers.
Three of those goals were memorable: the win over Poland in Wrocław on 28 October 1983, which helped Portugal qualify for Euro 1984; the historic victory in West Germany on 16 October 1985, which secured qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and in the latter competition's final stages, the win over England in the group opener (all three matches finished 1–0 for Portugal).
After the 1986 World Cup loss to Morocco, with the national side being ousted in the group stages – the competition was also stained by the Portuguese players' involvement in the Saltillo Affair – Manuel retired from the international scene, at only 28.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 1980 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 September 1983 | Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal | Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 3 | 28 October 1983 | Olympic Stadium (Wrocław), Wroclaw, Poland | Poland | 0–1 | 0–1 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 4 | 14 October 1984 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 30 January 1985 | Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal | Romania | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 10 February 1985 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 October 1985 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, West Germany | West Germany | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 3 June 1986 | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
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