Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe (; ), is a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
centre back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
and the
Portugal national team. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.
During his professional career, Pepe played for
Marítimo,
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
,
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, and
Beşiktaş, with individual and team success with the middle two clubs. He won three
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
titles, three
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
titles, two
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
titles and played 334 games for Real Madrid. He has also won four
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
titles and three
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...
titles with Porto.
Born and raised in Brazil, Pepe opted to play for the Portugal national team, and has earned
133 caps since his debut in 2007. He played at four
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
s and as many
UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...
s, and was part of the team that won
Euro 2016
The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2016) or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe o ...
, also reaching the semi-finals of
Euro 2012
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 ...
. Pepe was man of the match in the Euro 2016 final.
Club career
Marítimo
Born in
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form l ...
,
Alagoas
Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. It ...
, Pepe was named Kepler Laveran by his father in honour to scientists
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (; ; 27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws ...
and
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. He started playing football with local
Corinthians Alagoano. At age 18, alongside teammate
Ezequias
Ezequias Roosevelt Tavares de Melo (born 28 January 1981), known simply as Ezequias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Independente-PA as a left back.
He played for several teams during his professional career, in Brazil, P ...
, he moved to Portugal to sign with
Marítimo in
Madeira
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, spending the vast majority of his first season with the
B-team.
After being promoted to the main squad for the
2002–03 season, under Russian manager
Anatoliy Byshovets
Anatoliy Fyodorovich Byshovets (russian: Анатолий Фёдорович Бышовец, uk, Анато́лій Фе́дорович Бишове́ць; born 23 April 1946) is a Soviet and Russian football manager of Ukrainian origin and for ...
, Pepe rarely missed a match, playing in several positions including
defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
During the
2002–03 pre-season, Pepe was given permission to train with
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
for two weeks, after which a deal could be negotiated for his transfer. However, neither club could agree on financial terms and the negotiations broke down, with the player returning and going on to help Marítimo finish sixth in the
following campaign and qualify to the
UEFA Cup
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, having contributed with 1 goal in 30 matches.
Porto
In May 2004, shortly before the club sealed a
treble of the league, cup and
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, Pepe signed for
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
.
In
his first season, with Spanish coach
Víctor Fernández
Víctor Fernández Braulio (born 28 November 1960) is a Spanish football manager.
He had three spells with his hometown team Zaragoza, winning the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later. He also led Tenerife, Celta, Be ...
at the helm, Pepe was mostly used as a backup, playing under veterans
Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born 11 February 1975), known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, currently manager of Saudi Arabian club Khaleej FC.
In his 16-year professional c ...
,
Jorge Costa
Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (born 14 October 1971) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Académico de Viseu.
Nicknamed ''Bicho'' (animal) and ''Tanque'' (tank) by his colleagues and fans for ...
and utility defender
Ricardo Costa. However, in
the following year, under the guidance of
Co Adriaanse
Co Adriaanse (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Playing career
As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with (now dissolved) De Volewijckers (from 1964 until 1970) and ...
, he had a breakthrough season, establishing himself as one of the best defenders in the domestic competition: the Dutchman often chose a
3–4–3 offensive system, with the player often pitched as the only natural stopper. Porto eventually won back-to-back leagues and the
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...
.
Real Madrid
2007–11 seasons
On 10 July 2007,
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
signed Pepe to a five-year contract, paying Porto a €30 million transfer fee. On 15 March 2008, Pepe scored the only (
own
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) goal in a 0–1 away loss against
Deportivo La Coruña
''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to:
* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable)
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. Eight months later, he was involved in a fight during training with teammate
Javier Balboa
Javier Ángel Balboa Osa (born 13 May 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Real Madrid and Benfica.
After emerging at Real Madrid's youth system, he could never establish himself in its first t ...
– the defender was nonetheless called up for Real's next match, whereas the
winger was not. As ''Los Blancos'' were eventually
crowned champions of
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
, he delivered a
Man of the match
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performance in a 1–0 win at the
Camp Nou against
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
.
Pepe was constantly hampered by injuries throughout the
2008–09 campaign. On 21 April 2009, he was also involved in an incident with
Getafe
Getafe () is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...
's
Javier Casquero
Francisco Javier Casquero Paredes (born 11 March 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played usually as a central midfielder.
Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 322 matches and 43 goals, mainly with Getafe (six year ...
: with the score at 2–2 and only a few minutes to play, he brought down the midfielder in the
penalty area
The penalty area or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 16.5m (18 yd) to each side of the goal and 16.5m (18 yd) in front of it.
Wit ...
, being subsequently
sent off
In sports, an ejection (also known as dismissal, sending-off, disqualification, or early shower) is the removal of a participant from a contest due to a violation of the sport's rules. The exact violations that lead to an ejection vary depending ...
. He then kicked Casquero twice, once on his shin and once on his lower back. When being pulled away from Casquero, he also pushed his head into the turf and stamped on him several times. In the ensuing mêlée, he also struck another opposing player,
Juan Ángel Albín
Juan Ángel Albín Leites (born 17 July 1986) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
After starting out at Nacional, he spent the first part of his career in La Liga and went on acquire Spanish citizenship ...
, in the face and eventually received a ten-match ban, which effectively ended his season.
In the
2009–10 season, Pepe returned to claim his place back in the starting line-ups. On 4 October 2009, he scored his first goal in the league, against
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
at the
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium ( es, Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán; ) is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Sevilla Fútbol Club, and is named after the club's former president, Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (1 ...
, heading home from a
Guti
José María Gutiérrez Hernández (born 31 October 1976), known as Guti, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
During his career, he played almost exclusively for Real Madrid ...
free-kick in a 1–2 loss. However, on 12 December, during a match at
Mestalla
Mestalla Stadium ( es, Estadio de Mestalla , ca-valencia, Estadi de Mestalla ) is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home of Valencia Club de Fútbol and has a capacity of 48,600 seats, making it the 8th-largest stadium i ...
against
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
(3–2 win), he landed awkwardly following an aerial challenge and was stretchered off the pitch in the dying minutes of the first half. Scans later showed that he ruptured his right knee's
anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. The two ligaments are also called "cruciform" ligaments, as they are arranged in a crossed formation ...
. He went on to miss the rest of the season, jeopardising his
2010 FIFA World Cup
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chances.
For
2010–11, Pepe was joined at Real Madrid by countrymen
Ricardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverca, ...
and manager
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...
, pairing up with Carvalho to form one of the most efficient defensive pairings in La Liga. On 2 October 2010, ''
Diario AS
''Diario AS'' () is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football.
Profile
''Diario AS'' is part of PRISA which also owns '' El País'' and ''Cinco Días''. The paper particularly covers news of the Community of M ...
'' published an article where the player was reportedly open to leave the club on a
Bosman transfer
''Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman'' (1995) C-415/93 (known as the Bosman ruling) is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of associatio ...
. According to the newspaper, "
en he signed for Real Madrid in 2007, he sacrificed a part of his salary to pay for his huge transfer fee – this made him one of the lowest earners at the club, making €1.8 million a year." Again, he missed several matches due to injury and, after exhausting negotiations, finally signed a new contract, renewing his link to the club until 2015.
Pepe spent the final stretch of the season appearing as a defensive midfielder as Real Madrid faced Barcelona four times in less than one month. On 27 April 2011, in the
UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, he was sent off for a controversial challenge on Barcelona defender
Dani Alves
Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983), known simply as Dani Alves (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club UNAM and the Brazil national team. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of ...
in an eventual 0–2 home loss. However, Alves also came into strong criticism, with Real Madrid claiming the Brazilian fullback had exaggerated the incident. Additionally, sportspersons including
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and w ...
,
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since r ...
and
Rory McIlroy criticised Alves' actions. The next day,
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
opened disciplinary cases against both clubs for a number of incidents during the match. The verdict was announced eight days later: the red card stood and Pepe therefore received a one-match ban from European competition, which he served by not playing in the 1–1 draw in the second leg at
Camp Nou.
2011–17 seasons
On 12 July 2011, Pepe extended his contract with Real Madrid again, until the end of the 2015–16 season. In a match against
Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...
on 6 November, he scored the team's second goal in an eventual 7–1 home routing. In the first match of the
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
quarter-final
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
against Barcelona on 18 January 2012, he stamped on the hand of
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...
, who was on the ground after having been fouled. The incident drew strong criticism from the Spanish media, who also noted his coming-together with
Cesc Fàbregas
Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (; ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Como.
Fàbregas came through ''La Masia'', Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when ...
earlier in the 1–2 home defeat, but he insisted that the incident, which was not seen by the
referee
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, was "unintentional". On 23 January, the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...
cleared him of any wrongdoing.
On 21 March 2012, Pepe was involved in another serious incident: after a 1–1 away draw against
Villarreal
Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
in which he was
booked and Real Madrid finished with nine players, he confronted
referee
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José Luis Paradas Romero in the locker room area, saying, "What a ripoff motherfucker." Two days later, he was suspended for two matches.
In the 2011–12 season, Pepe formed a formidable centre back partnership with
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos García (; born 30 March 1986) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national football team, Spain nationa ...
. That campaign, he went on to make 29 appearances in
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
and 45 appearances in all competitions as Real Madrid claimed their 32nd league title.
On 19 August 2012, in the
league
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Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
opener against Valencia, Pepe collided with Real Madrid
goalkeeper
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Iker Casillas in the play that led to the visitors equalising the score 1–1 (the final result). He was subsequently taken to hospital for observation, being released the following day. Amid feuds with Mourinho, Pepe lost his starting place to
Raphaël Varane
Raphaël Xavier Varane (; born 25 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team. Considered as one of the best defenders of his generation, Varan ...
throughout the season and would end up getting into a scuffle with
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
manager
Diego Simeone
Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.
In his cl ...
from the substitutes' bench in the
2013 Copa del Rey Final.
In the
2013–14 season, Pepe had a personal career high number of goals scored and appearances made for Real Madrid, making 11 appearances in their ''La Decima'' winning campaign in the
2013-14 UEFA Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti , (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, Ancelotti is the most decorated manager ...
, the Real Madrid manager at the time, spoke of his importance saying, "We’re more assured with him. He gives us confidence, personality and he helps the other players; he is very important for them." In the
2015–16 season, Pepe made nine appearances in the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
and 31 appearances in all competitions. He started the match when the team won the
Champions League final
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European ...
against Atlético Madrid in a
penalty shoot-out
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at
San Siro
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy, which is the home of A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in ...
,
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
.
In his last year playing for Real Madrid, Pepe had an injury-riddled season, in which he made 13 appearances, when Madrid won their 33rd
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
and the
2016–17 UEFA Champions League
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
The final was pla ...
, defeating
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
at
Principality Stadium
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,
Cardiff
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.
Beşiktaş
Turkish
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
side
Beşiktaş announced the signing of Pepe on a free transfer from Real Madrid, on 4 July 2017. His contract was worth €9.5 million in total over the two-years, plus a €4,000 bonus for each match played. On 13 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win against
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1 ...
.
On 19 April 2018, in the second leg of the
Turkish Cup
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against
Fenerbahçe, he received his first red card for Beşiktaş after a tackle on
Souza. The match was later abandoned, after the Beşiktaş coach was struck by an object thrown from the stands.
Pepe revoked his contract with Beşiktaş in a mutual agreement on 17 December 2018.
Return to Porto
On 8 January 2019, Pepe returned to Porto after over a decade, on a 2-year contract. A week later, he played his first game for Porto since 2007 in the
2018–19 Taça de Portugal
The 2018–19 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The competition began with first-round matc ...
quarter-finals, winning 2–1 away to
Leixões
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. While his side ended the 2018–19 season as league runners-up on the final day and lost the
cup final on penalties to Sporting, they won both tournaments in 2019–20.
Following
Danilo Pereira's exit to
Paris Saint-Germain
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, Pepe was appointed as
club captain
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavi ...
on 12 October 2020. The following month, he extended his contract to 2023.
International career
Naturalisation, Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup
Pepe never represented his native
Brazil
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in any youth category. However, according to the player's father, in 2006, he was contacted by head coach
Dunga
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about a possible call-up which he declined, stating that once he obtained Portuguese citizenship, he would join
its national team. He became naturalised in August 2007 and, on 30 August, was named in the Portuguese squad for the first time in view of a
UEFA Euro 2008
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qualifier
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against
Poland
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. An injury while training for his club prevented the debut for his adopted country, which would materialise almost four months later, in Portugal's last match in the tournament against
Finland
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on 21 November, a 0–0 home draw.
In the tournament's final stages, Pepe played in all of the national side's matches, scoring once in a 2–0 win against
Turkey
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on 7 June 2008. Portugal was eliminated in the quarter-finals by
Germany
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.
During the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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qualifying campaign, Pepe was often used as a defensive midfielder by national coach
Carlos Queiroz
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. After his serious knee injury while playing for Real Madrid, he was eventually selected for the squad that participated in the finals in South Africa, appearing against Brazil in the group stage (0–0) and eventual champions
Spain
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in the
round of 16
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(0–1 loss).
Euro 2012 and 2014 World Cup
Again a starter in
Euro 2012
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under manager
Paulo Bento
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A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, amassin ...
, Pepe opened the score in the second group game against
Denmark
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, heading home after a
João Moutinho
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Moutinho began his professional career ...
corner kick
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in an eventual 3–2 win. He was later chosen by
UEFA
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as man of the match and, in the semi-final, he was one of two Portugal players to score in a 2–4
penalty shootout
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defeat to eventual winners Spain.
In the
2014 World Cup
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, Pepe received a red card in the first half of Portugal's opening match against eventual champions Germany, for headbutting
Thomas Müller
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late into the first half of an eventual 0–4 loss. At the time, Müller was sitting on the ground and Pepe walked back to Müller to headbutt him.
Euro 2016 Champion and 2017 Confederations Cup
Pepe was named man of the match in the
Euro 2016 final, helping his team to keep a clean-sheet in a 1–0 extra-time victory over hosts
France
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and win his nation's first ever international title. His performance in the final was particularly noted by
Sky Sports
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and ''
Football Paradise
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'' Juuso Kilpeläinen for being firm and disciplined.
On 2 July 2017, in the third-place match against
Mexico
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at the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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, Pepe scored an injury time equaliser to send the match into extra-time. Portugal eventually won the match 2–1 to capture the bronze medal.
2018 World Cup and Euro 2020
In Portugal's opening match against Spain during the
2018 World Cup
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, Pepe went down after a collision with Spain forward
Diego Costa
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Costa began his football care ...
, who then took the ball into the penalty area before scoring. The goal was checked by the
video assistant referee
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The assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a current or former referee appointed to assist the VAR in the video ope ...
(VAR), who allowed the goal to stand. In Portugal's second match, Pepe went down after he was tapped on the back by Morocco's
Medhi Benatia
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Rio Ferdinand
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called Pepe's dive "embarrassing".
Former striker
Didier Drogba
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also expressed derision for Pepe, stating "he's been doing this quite a few times".
Pepe scored in Portugal's
2–1 defeat against
Uruguay
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in the last 16.
On 6 September 2018 in a friendly match against
Croatia
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at the
Estádio do Algarve, Pepe earned his
100th cap. He captained the side and headed an equaliser from
Pizzi's cross to secure a 1–1 draw.
Due to
Zlatan Ibrahimović
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's injury, 38-year-old Pepe was the oldest outfield player at the delayed
UEFA Euro 2020
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finals in June 2021. On 11 November that year, he was sent off in a goalless draw away to the
Republic of Ireland
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in
2022 FIFA World Cup
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qualification
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* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
.
2022 World Cup
In October 2022, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man
squad
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for the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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in Qatar, being included in the final 26-man squad for the tournament. He scored Portugal's second goal in a thrashing 6–1 win in the round of 16 match against
Switzerland
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; by doing so, at 39 years and 283 days old, he became the second-oldest player to ever score in the tournament, behind Cameroonian striker
Roger Milla
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, who was 42 years and 39 days old when he scored against
Russia
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in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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.
Style of play
A quick, aggressive, physically strong, and tenacious defender, Pepe is known for his work-rate and hard-tackling style of play; due to his height, he is also an aerial threat on
set-pieces. While he usually plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, he has also been used as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
at international level. However, despite his defensive abilities, he has also drawn criticism in the media due to his tendency to pick up cards, as he has often shown violent or unsportsmanlike behaviour, which includes
diving
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* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
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,
and violent challenges on the pitch.
Personal life
Pepe is married to Ana Sofia Moreira, whom he met in Porto in 2007. Together, they have two daughters.
Career statistics
Club
International
''Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.''
Honours
Porto
*
Primeira Liga
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:
2005–06,
2006–07,
2019–20,
2021–22
*
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...
:
2005–06,
2019–20,
2021–22
*
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
2006
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,
2020
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,
2022
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*
Intercontinental Cup:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
Real Madrid
[
*]La Liga
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: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17
*Copa del Rey
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: 2010–11, 2013–14
*Supercopa de España
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: 2008
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, 2012
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*UEFA Champions League
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: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
*UEFA Super Cup
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: 2014
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, 2016
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*FIFA Club World Cup
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: 2014
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, 2016
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Portugal[
*]UEFA European Championship
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: 2016
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*UEFA Nations League
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The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
: 2018–19
Individual
*UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards, and o ...
: 2008
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, 2012
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, 2016
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*UEFA Euro 2016 Final
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: Man of the Match
*UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
* ESM Team of the Season: 2013–14
* CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2014
* Goal's La Liga Team of the Season: 2010–11
*Süper Lig
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Team of the Year: 2017–18
*Süper Lig Defender of the Year: 2017–18
*Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: September/October 2020
*Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21
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, 2021–22
*Quinas de Ouro Awards – Best Portuguese Player Playing in Portugal: 2020
*SJPF Player of the Month
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: April 2006
Orders
* Commander of the Order of Merit
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See also
*
* List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
Real Madrid official profile
*
*
*
Pepe
at Goal.com
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1983 births
Living people
People from Maceió
Portuguese footballers
Portugal international footballers
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian emigrants to Portugal
Naturalised citizens of Portugal
Association football defenders
Association football utility players
Primeira Liga players
Segunda Divisão players
C.S. Marítimo players
FC Porto players
La Liga players
Real Madrid CF players
Süper Lig players
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
UEFA Euro 2008 players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
2022 FIFA World Cup players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
UEFA European Championship-winning players
UEFA Nations League-winning players
UEFA Champions League winning players
Commanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)
FIFA Century Club
Sportspeople from Alagoas