Pedro Venâncio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1981–1982 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1992 | Sporting CP | 209 | (9) |
| 1992–1994 | Boavista | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 233 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1991 | Portugal | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio (born 21 November 1963) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
[edit]During his career, Setúbal-born Venâncio represented two clubs in the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP and Boavista FC, making more than 250 official appearances for the former albeit without no silverware won during his ten-year spell. He retired at only 30, in a career downed by constant injuries.[1]
During his stint at Sporting, Venâncio formed a pair of youth graduate stoppers alongside António Morato.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Venâncio won 21 caps for Portugal over six years.[4] He was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but had to quit before the tournament in Mexico started due to an injury.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Venâncio's son, Frederico, was also a footballer and a central defender. He too was brought up at Vitória.[5][6]
Honours
[edit]Boavista
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pedro Venâncio: "Não sei o que é viver sem dor"" [Pedro Venâncio: "I don't know what living without pain is"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Queiroz, Manuel José e Pedro Gomes analisam época natalícia do Sporting" [Carlos Queiroz, Manuel José and Pedro Gomes comment on Sporting' Christmas season]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 December 1999. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (19 November 2017). "O campeão pelos leões que podia ter mais 200 mil euros na conta" [The lions' champion who could have 200 thousand euros more in his account]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Fonseca, Manuel (16 August 2013). "Aposta nos jovens da casa para tentar fazer milagres" [Bet on home youths to try and work miracles]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (22 August 2016). "Pedro Venâncio: "Gonçalo Guedes tropeçou numa minhoca"" [Pedro Venâncio: "Gonçalo Guedes tripped on a worm"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Pedro Venâncio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Venâncio national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Venâncio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pedro Venâncio – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Setúbal
- Men's association football central defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Boavista F.C. players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portugal men's international footballers
- 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen