Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco (born 7 August 1977), known simply as Edgar, is a former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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. Born in Angola, he represented Portugal internationally.
After making his professional debut with
Benfica at the age of 18 he appeared irregularly for the club, and spent most of his later career in Spain, almost exclusively in representation of
Málaga
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.
Club career
Born in
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
,
Angola
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, Edgar was a product of
S.L. Benfica's youth system,
making his debut with the first team at only 18 by playing 45 minutes in a 1–0 away win against
F.C. Tirsense
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on 26 August 1995 and finishing
his first season with 21 appearances and two goals. He was regularly used during his spell, but mainly
from the bench, and also served a six-month loan at
F.C. Alverca
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History
F.C. Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939.
After many ...
who acted as the
farm team, in the
second division
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.
In summer 1998, Edgar was bought by
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, but never represented the
La Liga
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club.
[ He went on to spend the following eight years in the country, almost exclusively with ]Málaga CF
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; in the 2002–03 campaign he played for four months with Getafe CF
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on loan, in the second level.[
With the ]Andalusia
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ns, Edgar was a heavily used attacking weapon. Having partnered compatriots Duda and Litos for four and five seasons respectively, he eventually appeared in 218 games across all competitions, helping the side to top-flight promotion in his first year.[
Edgar then returned to Portugal for 2007–08, in a disastrous campaign with ]Boavista FC
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– seven matches for the player, Primeira Liga
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relegation for the club (due to irregularities). He quickly moved abroad again, signing with Cyprus
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' Alki Larnaca FC
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, being released after one sole season and retiring from football at age 31.[
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International career
Edgar was born in Angola to a Portuguese father and Angolan mother, and moved to Portugal at a young age. He played for Portugal
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internationally. After earning 25 caps for the under-21s he appeared once with the full side, against Mozambique
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on 19 August 1998.[
Subsequently, Edgar had his application to represent ]Angola
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rejected in December 2004, because he had already represented one nation at senior level.
Honours
Benfica
* Taça de Portugal: 1995–96
Málaga
*UEFA Intertoto Cup
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: 2002
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*Segunda División
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1998–99
References
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Luanda
Portuguese footballers
Portugal international footballers
Portugal youth international footballers
Portugal under-21 international footballers
Portugal B international footballers
Angolan footballers
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
Angolan people of Portuguese descent
Association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.L. Benfica footballers
F.C. Alverca players
Boavista F.C. players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Real Madrid CF players
Málaga CF players
Getafe CF footballers
Cypriot First Division players
Alki Larnaca FC players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Angolan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus