Pedro Miguel da Mota Roma (born 13 August 1970) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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. Having played with Académica for over 15 years, he later worked with his main club as a goalkeepers' coach.

Football career

Born in Pombal,

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, Roma came up through the youth ranks of Académica de Coimbra. He made his professional debut for the club in 1991, after a spell at

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in the lower leagues. After two successful seasons,

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giants

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bought Roma. However, he failed to make a single appearance for the

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side, and was subsequently loaned to fellow top division team Gil Vicente FC, where he played sparingly. After 1993–94, Roma returned to Académica, where he stayed for another two seasons. After a disappointing second year he was loaned out to

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but, upon coming back to

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, he made a record 147 appearances in a row for the ''Students'', and was first choice for six consecutive seasons; after a brief loan spell at

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in 2002, where he made only three appearances, he returned and remained the starter for the subsequent campaigns. In June 2009, after having only appeared in two games during the season, Roma retired aged almost 39, and immediately became Académica's goalkeeper's coach. In the following years, in the same capacity, he worked with the Portugal national team (

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, under-17s).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roma, Pedro 1970 births Living people Portuguese footballers Association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players S.L. Benfica footballers Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players S.C. Braga players Portugal under-21 international footballers Sportspeople from Leiria District