{{Short description|Angolan basketballer and coach (born 1962)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Necas | image = | caption = | position = Shooting guard | height = {{convert|185|cm|ft|abbr=on}} | team = Primeiro de Agosto | league = Angolan Basketball League | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|18}} | birth_place = Luanda, Angola | college = | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = | career_end = 2000 | years1 = | team1 = | years2 = | team2 = | years3 = | team3 = | awards = | coach_start = 2003 | coach_end = | cyears1 = 2003–2008 | cteam1 = Interclube | cyears2 = 2012–2013 | cteam2 = Interclube | cyears3 = 2013–2018 | cteam3 = Interclube | cyears4 = 2020–present | cteam4 = Primeiro de Agosto | highlights = '''As head coach:''' *Angolan Cup winner (2021) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{ANG}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's basketball }} {{MedalCompetition | AfroBasket }} {{MedalGold | 1989 Luanda | Angola }} {{MedalGold | 1992 Cairo | Angola }} {{MedalSilver | 1983 Alexandria | Angola }} {{MedalSilver | 1985 Abidjan | Angola }} {{MedalBronze | 1987 Tunis | Angola }} {{MedalCompetition | FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup }} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Abidjan | Interclube }} {{MedalSport | Coach for women's basketball }} {{MedalCompetition | FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup }} {{MedalGold | 2014 Sfax | Interclube }} {{MedalSilver | 2015 Luanda | Interclube }} }}
'''Manuel Nazareth da Costa e Sousa''' (born 18 September 1962), known as '''Necas''', is an Angolan retired basketball player and current coach. Playing as a shooting guard, Necas was best known for his sharp three-point shooting thus becoming one of the best in this category, along with Víctor de Carvalho.
He served as assistant coach of Angolan side Interclube.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2012/11/52/Treinador-Necas-apela-uniao-familia-consenso-FAB,c808ba82-6454-4efd-b551-8d30ff416b6a.html |title=Treinador Necas apela união da família e consenso na FAB |publisher=ANGOP |accessdate=2013-05-30|language=pt}}</ref> On 5 July 2021, Necas took over as head coach of Primeiro de Agosto.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narciso |first1=Noirany |title=Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto - Manuel Sousa "Necas" assume comando do plantel sénior de basquetebol |url=https://www.primeiroagosto.com/noticias/manuel-sousa-necas-assume-comando-do-plantel-senior-de-basquetebol |access-date=8 April 2022 |work=www.primeiroagosto.com |language=pt-br}}</ref> He won the 2020–21 Taça de Angola with Primeiro, beating his former team Interclube in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jornal de Angola - Notícias - 1º de Agosto supera Inter e arrebata Taça de Angola |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/1-de-agosto-supera-inter-e-arrebata-taca-de-angola/ |access-date=8 April 2022 |work=Jornal de Angola |language=pt}}</ref>
==Awards and accomplishments== ===Coaching career=== ;Primeiro de Agosto *Taça de Angola: (2021)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120723042316/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/7946/sid/2912/tid/235/_/1990_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA.com Profile] * {{Basketball-Reference.com international player|manuel-sousa-1}}
{{Angola squad FIBA Africa Championship 1989}} {{Angola squad FIBA Africa Championship 1992}} {{G.D. Interclube Africa Clubs Champions Cup for Women 2014}} {{G.D. Interclube 2005 Africa Clubs Champions Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sousa, Manuel}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Angolan basketball coaches Category:Angolan men's basketball players Category:1990 FIBA World Championship players Category:Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players Category:Olympic basketball players for Angola Category:Basketball players from Luanda Category:Shooting guards Category:1986 FIBA World Championship players