Pedro Manuel Valido Franco (born 13 March 1970) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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. Currently, he is an assistant coach for Benfica B in

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

. Starting out in the youth teams of Benfica, he amassed a total of 1 goal in 150 games in the

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over the course of a career with eight different clubs. Valido earned 26

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for

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from under-18 to under-21 level, winning the 1989 World Championship with the under-20 side.

Club career

Born in

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, Valido started playing football as an 11-year-old at local Desportivo Domingos Sávio, finishing his development at

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

. In 1988, he joined

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

on a loan deal, going on to spend one season in the Segunda Liga. It was followed by loans to

Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairma ...

and

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. During his spell at the

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, Valido only appeared once in the

( four competitive games), facing stiff competition from

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and Wiliam. Prior to his release in June 1992, he was also loaned to fellow league clubs

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and Gil Vicente FC. Valido then signed with

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, contributing 30 appearances and one goal in his first year and helping the

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ns to qualify to the

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for the first time in their history. He subsequently became a journeyman, appearing for four teams in the top division before dropping down to the

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in 1999 and the fourth in 2003. Valido retired in 2005, at the age of 35. He returned to Benfica two years later, working as assistant manager in several youth sides while also becoming a sports pundit on Benfica TV.

International career

Valido was part of the Portugal squad that appeared at the

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, held in

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. He played in every minute in every game in what turned out to be a conquest, featuring alongside Benfica teammates Fernando Brassard, Madeira,

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and

Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his countr ...

. Valido made his debut for the under-21s on 25 April 1989.

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