Pedro Barbosa

Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa (born 6 August 1970; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpedɾu bɐɾˈbɔzɐ]) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

For the 16th century jurist, see Pedro Barbosa (jurist).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.
Pedro Barbosa
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa
Date of birth (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970
Place of birth Gondomar, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1983–1986 CA Rio Tinto
1986–1989 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Freamunde 55 (13)
1991–1995 Vitória Guimarães 108 (20)
1995–2005 Sporting CP 259 (41)
Total 422 (74)
National team
1992–2002 Portugal 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Best known for his spell at Sporting, he appeared in 367 matches in the Primeira Liga and scored 61 goals, being a player with above-average skills.[1][2]

Barbosa represented Portugal in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Born in Gondomar, Porto District, Barbosa unsuccessfully graduated from FC Porto's academy, making his professional debut with lowly S.C. Freamunde in the second division.[3]

He first came to prominence at Vitória de Guimarães, making his Primeira Liga debut at age 21, and joined Sporting CP in 1995–96, remaining at the club for the next ten seasons.[4] Already a veteran, he contributed heavily to the capital team's 2000 and 2002 league titles, appearing in respectively 31 (two goals scored) and 27 games (three).

In his penultimate year, Barbosa netted a career-best nine goals to help Sporting rank in third position. In his last, the 34-year-old played 13 matches as the Lions reached the 2005 UEFA Cup Final played on home soil, scoring all of his two goals against Middlesbrough in the round of 16.[4][5]

Having played in more than 300 official games for the Lisbon club,[6] Barbosa subsequently became its director of football,[7] leaving the post in early November 2009 after coach Paulo Bento's resignation.[8]

International career

Barbosa won 22 caps for the Portugal national team and scored five goals, over a period of ten years. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1996 (playing the last 30 minutes of the 3–0 group stage win against Croatia)[9][10] and the 2002 FIFA World Cup (no appearances).

Pedro Barbosa: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition

[11]

122 February 1995Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Netherlands0–10–1Friendly
220 August 1997Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal Armenia3–13–11998 World Cup qualification
36 September 1997Olympic Stadium (Berlin), Berlin, Germany Germany0–11–11998 World Cup qualification
46 June 2001Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Cyprus2–06–02002 World Cup qualification
56 June 2001Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Cyprus3–06–02002 World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Sporting[3]

Individual

References
  1. "Pedro Barbosa. Um golo para a história" [Pedro Barbosa. A goal for history]. i (in Portuguese). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. Casanova, Rogério (18 July 2017). "Balakov, Barbosa, err... Hanuch e Ghilas: as melhores contratações da história, enfim, recente do Sporting (por Rogério Casanova)" [Balakov, Barbosa, ehem... Hanuch and Ghilas: the best signings in Sporting's, let's say, recent history (by Rogério Casanova)]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Futebol – Pedro Barbosa é o patrono do Tejo Cup 2018" [Football – Pedro Barbosa is Tejo Cup 2018's patron] (in Portuguese). O Ribatejo. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. Pietra, Hugo (17 May 2005). "Pedro Barbosa's big day". UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. "Sporting 1–0 M'brough (Agg: 4–2)". BBC Sport. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. "Pedro Barbosa: «Foram 21 anos de paixão e dedicação a uma profissão fantástica»" [Pedro Barbosa: «It was 21 years of passion and dedication to an amazing job»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. "'Top opponents and interesting trips'". UEFA. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  8. "Pedro Barbosa saiu do Sporting porque "é o melhor" para o clube" [Pedro Barbosa left Sporting because "it's the best" for the club]. Jornal de Negócios (in Portuguese). 7 November 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. "Portugal progress as Group D winners". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  11. "Pedro Barbosa". European Football. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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