Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born 11 February 1975), known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired

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who played mainly as a

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, currently

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of Saudi Arabian club

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. In his 16-year professional career he was closely associated with the two biggest teams in

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, Boavista – he helped it win its first and only Primeira Liga title in 2001 – and FC Porto, being

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of both. He amassed top-division totals of 268 matches and two goals over 12 seasons, and won 14 major titles between both clubs. Pedro Emanuel subsequently became a manager, leading three teams in his country's top flight as well as working in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. He won domestic cups with Académica de Coimbra in

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, Apollon Limassol in

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and Al Taawoun in

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Playing career

Club

Pedro Emanuel was born in

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. After three seasons as a professional in Portugal's secondary leagues, with F.C. Marco, A.D. Ovarense and F.C. Penafiel, his performances caught the eye of scouts from

club Boavista FC, where he had already played as a youth. During his six-year stay in the team he played a large part in the defensive wall – with fellow stopper Litos, fullbacks

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and

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and goalkeeper

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– that led them to the historical Primeira Liga title in 2001; after Litos left for Málaga CF, he captained the team. Prior to the start of the 2002–03 campaign,

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seemed closer to clinching a deal, but it was FC Porto, under the guidance of José Mourinho, who signed Pedro Emanuel. Part of a strong defense that included

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and

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, his always effective style earned him the confidence of his manager, and he played in both the

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and

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finals won between 2003 and 2004. In the season following the departure of Mourinho, Pedro Emanuel still managed to appear in the spotlight, as in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup win against

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, where he scored the decisive

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, becoming the last player to touch the ball in the competition's history. In 2005–06, following the decision of Dutch coach

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not wanting a goalkeeper captain (

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) and sidelining Costa, Pedro Emanuel was chosen as new captain. He missed the entire following season due to injury, but returned to the starting lineups the following campaign, helping with 19 league appearances as Porto were crowned back-to-back champions.

International

Although

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n-born, Pedro Emanuel never appeared for its national team. This was viewed as a desire to keep alive the possibility of playing for

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, whom he represented as a youth. Prior to the

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, Pedro Emanuel accepted a call-up from Angola but FIFA confirmed that he and Carlos Chaínho could not represent other teams than Portugal, because of a new law set-up in 2004 which considered playing for junior sides at international level.

Coaching career

Youth and assistant

After only five matches in 2008–09, in a fourth consecutive league accolade, Pedro Emanuel retired on 16 June 2009. He immediately became Porto's under-17 head coach, guiding them to the national championship after defeating

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. In July 2010, Pedro Emanuel returned to Porto's main squad, being named assistant manager to newly appointed

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Primeira Liga and Cyprus

In June 2011, Pedro Emanuel had his first head coach experience, being appointed at Académica de Coimbra. In his first season with the ''Students'', Pedro Emanuel narrowly avoided relegation from the top flight. He also led the side to their first

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since 1939, notably defeating former club Porto 3–0 at home in the fourth round and Sporting in

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(1–0). Pedro Emanuel took over at recently promoted F.C. Arouca on 6 June 2013. After helping evade top-tier relegation by five points, he left the club on 25 May 2015. On 10 June 2015, Pedro Emanuel moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over at Apollon Limassol of the

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; his team already included three compatriots. He won the cup and supercup in his first season, but was sacked on 11 December 2016. Pedro Emanuel went back to his country and signed as manager of G.D. Estoril Praia on 8 March 2017. On 21 October of that year, as the side ranked last in the league and had already been ousted from the domestic cup by lowly S.C. Farense, he was relieved of his duties.

Middle East and Almería

Pedro Emanuel spent the 2018–19 campaign in charge of Al Taawoun FC of the

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, where he came third. The team from

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won the Kings Cup, with a 2–1 win over Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) in the

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on 2 May 2019. On 4 August 2019, Pedro Emanuel was appointed at the helm of Spanish Segunda División side

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. Exactly three months later, in spite of being placed second in the standings, he left by mutual agreement. Pedro Emanuel returned to the Middle East on 5 January 2020 when he was appointed on an 18-month deal at

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in the

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. Despite qualifying for a

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final before the season was cancelled, he left when his contract expired in May 2021. At the start of October 2021, Pedro Emanuel went back to the Saudi main division, to take over at third-place

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until the end of the season. After only five matches, however, he left. On 3 July 2022, Pedro Emanuel signed with newly-promoted

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Boavista * Primeira Liga: 2000–01 *

: 1996–97 Porto *Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 *Taça de Portugal: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09 *

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: 2003, 2004 *

: 2002–03 *

: 2003–04 * Intercontinental Cup: 2004

Manager

Académica *Taça de Portugal: 2011–12 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up:

Apollon *

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: 2015–16 *

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: 2016 Al Taawoun * Kings Cup:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuel, Pedro 1975 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Sportspeople from Luanda Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Marco players A.D. Ovarense players F.C. Penafiel players Boavista F.C. players FC Porto players UEFA Champions League winning players UEFA Cup winning players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Cypriot First Division managers Apollon Limassol FC managers Saudi Professional League managers Al-Taawoun FC managers Al Nassr FC managers Khaleej FC managers Segunda División managers UD Almería managers UAE Pro League managers Al Ain FC managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates