Pedro Xavier
Encyclopedia
Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier (born 26 January 1962 in Lourenço Marques
) is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a forward.
, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He played 15 seasons in the Portuguese top flight, amassing totals of 224 games and 47 goals.
Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in China
for South China AA before retiring from professional football. After the 1986 FIFA World Cup
- almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair
- he gained four caps
for Portugal
.
, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder
, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team, also having a three-year abroad spell in Spain
, at Real Sociedad
.
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
) 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...
footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
An unsuccessful Sporting Clube de Portugal youth graduate, Xavier went on to represent, in his country, G.D. Estoril Praia, Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. CampomaiorenseS.C. Campomaiorense
Sporting Clube Campomaiorense is a Portuguese football club, founded in 1926, and based in Campo Maior.The club had a professional football section that played five seasons at the top level of Portuguese football and reached the Cup of Portugal final in 1999.Campomaiorense was first promoted to the...
, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He played 15 seasons in the Portuguese top flight, amassing totals of 224 games and 47 goals.
Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
for South China AA before retiring from professional football. After the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
- almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair
Saltillo Affair
The Saltillo Affair was a player uprising in the Portugal national football team during the Mexico '86 FIFA World Cup, named after the Mexican city of Saltillo, Coahuila, the team headquarters for the competition....
- he gained four caps
Cap (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 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...
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Personal
Xavier's younger brother, CarlosCarlos Xavier
Carlos Jorge Marques Caldas Xavier is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...
, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team, also having a three-year abroad spell in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, at Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
.