Pedro Ricardo Marques Pereira Monteiro (born 3 May 1978), known as Pedrinha, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
 Pedrinha as a Chernomorets player | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Ricardo Marques Pereira Monteiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Feira Nova | ||
| 1994–1996 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Penafiel | 110 | (4) |
| 2001–2010 | Paços Ferreira | 215 | (15) |
| 2010 | Chernomorets | 21 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Penafiel | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 matches and 11 goals over eight seasons, all with Paços de Ferreira.
Club career edit
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto metropolitan area, Pedrinha grew up in the ranks of F.C. Penafiel and made his debut as a senior in the Segunda Liga, switching in 2001 to F.C. Paços de Ferreira[2] and making his first Primeira Liga appearance on 12 August of that year, against C.F. Os Belenenses. He was an instant first choice for his new club, enduring relegation at the end of the 2003–04 season and being promoted immediately after.
On 22 April 2009, Pedrinha scored twice – both from penalty kicks – in a 3–2 win at C.D. Nacional in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal (5–4 aggregate victory).[3] During his career at Paços and two seasons at Penafiel he partnered, in central midfield, Paulo Sousa.[4][5]
On 26 January 2010, Bulgarian side PSFC Chernomorets Burgas signed Pedrinha to a two-year deal worth €180,000.[6] "I hope he will lead the team into the heavy battles in the second half of the season", club manager Krassimir Balakov said upon his arrival. He made his début two days later, in a 3–0 friendly win against PFC Nesebar.[7]
Pedrinha was released by Chernomorets in December 2010, after Balakov resigned as head coach. In late June of the following year, the 33-year-old returned to his first professional club Penafiel, also in the second tier; after retiring, he became manager of the latter's reserves.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Pedrinha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Caetano, Filipe (5 June 2001). "Pedrinha e Paulo Sousa no Paços de Ferreira" [Pedrinha and Paulo Sousa to Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Pedrinha: "Acalentava o sonho"" [Pedrinha: "I cradled the dream"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "P. Ferreira: Paulo Sousa passa a braçadeira a Pedrinha frente ao Belenenses" [P. Ferreira: Paulo Sousa hands armband to Pedrinha against Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Paulo Sousa quer vencer 200.º da carreira" [Paulo Sousa wants to win 200th in career]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 25 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Pedrinha is looking for new challenges in Chernomorets". Chernomorets Burgas. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Pedrinha will debut with the "sharks" today". Chernomorets Burgas. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Pedrinha vai treinar equipa B" [Pedrinha will manage B team]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
External links edit
- Pedrinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedrinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Pedrinha at Soccerway
