| Manuel de Sousa Coutinho | |
| Office: | 14th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon |
| Term Start: | 1578 |
| Term End: | 1583 |
| Predecessor: | Fernando de Albuquerque |
| Successor: | João de Correia de Brito |
| Birth Date: | 1540 |
| Death Date: | 1591 |
Manuel de Sousa Coutinho (1540–1591) was the 14th Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was appointed in 1578 under Sebastian of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1583. He was succeeded by João de Correia de Brito.[1]