Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco (born 11 June 1986), known as Grosso, is a retired

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Santo Tirso Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from central Porto, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530, in ...

, Grosso is a youth prospect of

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

, arriving as a 9-year-old, and representing them until 2004, when he moved to Académica de Coimbra to finish his youth development. He wasn't given a contract at Académica, so he returned to Desportivo de Aves, debuting on 7 May 2006,in an away draw against Estoril-Praia, for the

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. In 2006, he was loaned to Leça in the fourth tier, but only made one appearance, returning to Aves in the following season, to become a regular starter.

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Santo Tirso Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Aves players Leça F.C. players Footballers from Porto District {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub