Pedro Xavier

Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier (born 26 January 1962 in Lourenço Marques) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

Pedro Xavier
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier
Date of birth (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962
Place of birth Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1976–1979 Casa Pia
1979–1980 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Estoril 67 (9)
1984–1988 Académica 108 (28)
1988–1992 Estrela Amadora 73 (17)
1992–1993 Campomaiorense 17 (2)
1993–1994 Barreirense 32 (5)
1994–1995 Olivais Moscavide 17 (8)
1995–1998 South China
Total 314 (69)
National team
1982–1986 Portugal U21 7 (1)
1985–1989 Portugal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

An unsuccessful Sporting CP youth graduate, Xavier went on to represent, in his country, G.D. Estoril Praia, Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Campomaiorense, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He played ten seasons in the Primeira Liga, amassing totals of 224 matches and 48 goals.

Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in Hong Kong for South China AA before retiring from professional football. After the 1986 FIFA World Cup – almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair – he won the better part of his four caps for Portugal.

Personal life

Xavier's twin brother, Carlos, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team.[1]

References
  1. "Gémeos com carreiras lideradas pelo futebol" [Twins with careers led by football]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 September 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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