Pedro Martins (footballer)
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Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins (born 17 July 1970) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Qatari club Al-Gharafa SC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1970-07-17) 17 July 1970 (age 53)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Feira, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Gharafa (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1988 | Feirense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1994 | Feirense | 177 | (18) |
1994–1995 | Vitória Guimarães | 31 | (5) |
1995–1998 | Sporting CP | 77 | (2) |
1998–1999 | Boavista | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Santa Clara | 19 | (0) |
2000–2004 | Alverca | 47 | (0) |
Total | 358 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1988 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
1989 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
1997 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | União Lamas | ||
2007–2009 | Lusitânia | ||
2009–2010 | Espinho | ||
2010 | Marítimo B | ||
2010–2014 | Marítimo | ||
2014–2016 | Rio Ave | ||
2016–2018 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
2018–2022 | Olympiacos | ||
2022– | Al-Gharafa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 matches and nine goals over ten seasons, in representation of Feirense, Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP, Boavista, Santa Clara and Alverca. He added 126 games and eight goals in the Segunda Liga, in a sixteen-year professional career.
Martins started working as a manager in 2006, starting out at União de Lamas and going on to spend four years at Marítimo. He won three Super League Greece titles in charge of Olympiacos, and a double in 2019–20.