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Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa (born 27 June 1951) is a Portuguese footballmanager and retired 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.
In the summer of 1983, even though the 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 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 SC, Olhanense and 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 campaign – Cajuda signed for S.C. Braga, remaining in Minho for the following eight years (ranking in fourth place in 1997 and 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.
In late September 2011, Cajuda became Leiria's third coach of the season after the dismissed Pedro Caixinha and Vítor Pontes. He was relieved of his duties on 14 March 2012, with the team ranking last in the league.
After nearly a quarter of a century away, Cajuda returned to hometown club Olhanense on 8 January 2013, succeeding Sérgio Conceição. He resigned on 1 May with the side having slipped from eighth to 14th, one place off the bottom.
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. Having finished that campaign in third, one place off promotion, he resigned the following 13 January them in 13th place.
On 26 January 2020, Cajuda was hired at Leixões S.C. who were placed tenth in the second tier. 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.
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 their reserves during a short spell. The latter was engaged in gymnastics in his youth, but later took up an acting career.
"Manuel Cajuda regressa ao Olhanense" [Manuel Cajuda returns to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
Cajuda in 2020