Emmanuel Noruega

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.

Club career 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 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.

Honours Player

GD Lam Pak

Liga de Elite 2006, 2007, 2009

Taça de Macau 2012

CD Monte Carlo

Liga de Elite 2003

MUST Chao Pak Kei

Liga de Elite 2019, 2021, 2022

Taça de Macau 2018, 2021