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Pedro Xavier
Portuguese footballer
Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier (born 26 January 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Casa Pia | ||
| 1979–1980 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Estoril | 67 | (9) |
| 1984–1988 | Académica | 108 | (28) |
| 1988–1992 | Estrela Amadora | 73 | (17) |
| 1992–1993 | Campomaiorense | 17 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Barreirense | 32 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Olivais Moscavide | 17 | (8) |
| 1995–1998 | South China | ||
| Total | 314 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1989 | Portugal | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xavier was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique. An unsuccessful Sporting CP youth graduate, he went on to represent in his country G.D. Estoril Praia, Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Campomaiorense, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He spent ten seasons in the Primeira Liga, amassing totals of 224 matches and 48 goals.
Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in Hong Kong for South China AA before retiring from professional football.[1]
After the 1986 FIFA World Cup – almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair – Xavier won the better part of his four caps for Portugal.[2]
Xavier's twin brother, Carlos, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team.[3]
- "South China dispensa três portugueses" [South China release three Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Gémeos com carreiras lideradas pelo futebol" [Twins with careers led by football]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 September 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Pedro Xavier at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Xavier national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Xavier at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pedro Xavier at EU-Football.info
