Pedro Barbosa
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Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa (born 6 August 1970 in Gondomar
, Porto
; ˈpedɾu bɐɾˈbɔzɐ) is a retired Portuguese
professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Best known for his spell at Sporting, he appeared in 367 games in the Portuguese first division, scoring 59 goals. Barbosa represented Portugal
in one World Cup
and one European Championship
.
, in the second division
.
He first came to prominence at Vitória de Guimarães, making his top flight debuts at age 21, and joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1995–96, remaining at the club for the next ten seasons. Already a veteran, he contributed heavily to the capital
side's 2000 and 2002 league titles, appearing in respectively 31 (two goals) and 27 matches (three).
After retiring in 2005, having netted a career-best nine goals in his penultimate year, and having played in more than 300 official matches for the club, Barbosa became Sporting's director of football
, leaving the post in early November 2009, after coach Paulo Bento
's resignation.
for the Portugal national team
and scored five goals, during ten years. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1996 (playing the last 30 minutes of the 3–0 group stage win against Croatia
) and the 2002 FIFA World Cup
(no matches).
Gondomar, Portugal
Gondomar is one of three cities in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal....
, Porto
Porto District
The District of Porto , sometimes Oporto in English, is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country...
; ˈpedɾu bɐɾˈbɔzɐ) is a retired Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Best known for his spell at Sporting, he appeared in 367 games in the Portuguese first division, scoring 59 goals. Barbosa represented Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
in one World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and one European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
.
Club career
Gifted with above-average technical skills, Barbosa unsuccessfully graduated from F.C. Porto's academy, making his professional debuts with lowly S.C. FreamundeS.C. Freamunde
Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese football team based in Freamunde, Porto District. Founded in 1933, it currently plays in the Portuguese second division, holding home games at Campo SC Freamunde, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators....
, in the second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
.
He first came to prominence at Vitória de Guimarães, making his top flight debuts at age 21, and joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1995–96, remaining at the club for the next ten seasons. Already a veteran, he contributed heavily to the capital
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
side's 2000 and 2002 league titles, appearing in respectively 31 (two goals) and 27 matches (three).
After retiring in 2005, having netted a career-best nine goals in his penultimate year, and having played in more than 300 official matches for the club, Barbosa became Sporting's director of football
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
, leaving the post in early November 2009, after coach Paulo Bento
Paulo Bento
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of Portugal.A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, also playing four years in Spain...
's resignation.
International career
Barbosa won 22 capsCap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the Portugal national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
and scored five goals, during ten years. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1996 (playing the last 30 minutes of the 3–0 group stage win against Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
) and the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
(no matches).