 Petit withBoavista in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Armando Gonçalves Teixeira[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1976-09-25)25 September 1976 (age 49)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Santa Clara (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Bom Pastor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1995 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Esposende | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Gondomar | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | União Lamas | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Esposende | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Gil Vicente | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Boavista | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Benfica | 148 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | 1. FC Köln | 87 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Boavista | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 424 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Portugal | 57 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Tondela | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Moreirense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Paços Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Moreirense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Marítimo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | B-SAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Cuiabá | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Armando Gonçalves TeixeiraOIH (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐɾˈmɐ̃duɣõˈsalvɨʃtɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]; born 25 September 1976), known asPetit, is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as adefensive midfielder. He is themanager ofPrimeira Liga clubSanta Clara.
He received the monikerPetit because of his small frame, and also because he was born in France. He also became known asPitbull by supporters because of his fierce approach, in addition to a powerful outside shot.[2]
After helpingBoavista win their first and onlyPrimeira Liga championship, he went on to amass more than 200 official appearances forBenfica, winning another three major titles. He also spent several seasons in Germany with1. FC Köln, but his later years were marred by injury problems.
APortugal international during the 2000s, Petit represented the nation in twoWorld Cups – finishing fourth in the2006 edition – and as manyEuropean Championships. He started working as a manager in 2012, with Boavista, and led six other top-flight teams.
Petit was born toPortuguese parents inStrasbourg, France, and moved to his parents' motherland at the age of two, settling in the Bom Pastor area ofParanhos inPorto.[2] After four years with modest clubs, he first established himself at thePrimeira Liga withGil Vicente where he was a key player,[3] helping theBarcelos team to their best-ever first division finish (fifth, narrowly missing out onqualification for theUEFA Cup).
Petit left forBoavista after one season, being instrumental in the side'sonly league conquest and going on to have hisfirst experience in theUEFA Champions League. He made his debut in the latter competition on 11 September 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 group stage away draw againstLiverpool.[4]
In July 2002, Petit moved toBenfica on a five-year deal for €3 million, with Boavista retaining half of his economic rights.[5] He became an instant first choice, and in histhird year, he scored twice in 29 games as the club ended an 11-year drought and won the national championship.[6]
In June 2005, immediately after winning the league, Petit extended his contract until 2010.[7] He scored his only European goals in2006–07 as the team reached thesemi-finals of theUEFA Cup; the goals came in wins at theEstádio da Luz overAustria Wien (Champions Leaguethird qualifying round)[8] andParis Saint-Germain (quarter-final second leg).[9]
On 30 July 2008, Petit signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted1. FC Köln from Germany, with the option of a third; Benfica retained first choice were he to return to his homeland, and would receive €3 million if he chose another Portuguese team.[10] He netted his first goal with his new club on 7 August, againstSV Niederauerbach in thefirst round of theDFB-Pokal.[11] On 1 November, he scored his first in theBundesliga, a 90th-minute effort againstVfB Stuttgart in a 3–1 victory,[12] ending hisdebut season with 31 matches out of 34 as the team easily retained their status.
The 35-year-old Petit missed the entire2011–12 due to ananterior cruciate ligament injury,[13][14] and Köln were also relegated. In August 2012, he returned to Boavista, with the club now in thethird division.[15]
Petit made his debut forPortugal on 2 June 2001, in a 1–1 draw againstRepublic of Ireland in Dublin for the2002 FIFA World Cupqualifiers.[16] He played for the nation in the finals, and was also a member of the team that reached the final atUEFA Euro 2004, held on home soil.
Petit scored from two longfree kicks in a 7–1 home drubbing ofRussia in the2006 World Cup qualifying campaign,[17] going on to be selected forthe final stages in Germany where he netted anown goal in the 61st minute of thethird place playoff againstthe hosts,[18] becoming the fourth player in the tournament to score in that fashion.
Prior to the start ofEuro 2008, Petit announced that he would retire from international football at 31.[19] In total, he won 57caps and scored four goals.[20]
In October 2012, Petit was appointedplayer-coach of Boavista,[21] becoming the full-time manager in the following season. The club returned to the top flight for administrative reasons in2014, and on his professional managerial debut he lost 1–0 at home to Benfica on 24 August.[22]
On 28 November 2015, Petit left the hotseat at theEstádio do Bessa for personal motives.[23]
Eleven days after leaving Boavista, Petit was appointed atTondela fortheir first top-division campaign.[24] He was the last of three coaches in charge, as the team avoided relegation in the last matchday.[25]
Subsequently, Petit signed a new deal to last until 2018, but left on 8 January 2017 after a 1–2 home loss toArouca.[26]
In March 2017, Petit was hired atMoreirense with the goal of keeping them in the main division, and left two months later by mutual consent when thatwas achieved.[27] On 23 October,Paços de Ferreira hired him in an attempt to preserve their place in the top tier,[28] and he left by his own accord the following January.[29]
Petit returned to Moreirense in February 2018 as their third manager ofthe season,[30] and left again after keeping them up.[31] He was appointed manager ofMarítimo on 27 November, on a contract lasting until the end ofthe campaign.[32] He left theMadeiran club at its conclusion, as it did not exercise the option of another year.[33]
On 15 January 2020, Petit was hired by his sixth Portuguese top-division side, becoming the third coach ofB-SAD's campaign as they were one point above the relegation zone.[34] Hereached the quarter-finals of theTaça de Portugal in his onecomplete season, being eliminated 3–0 at Benfica.[35] On 19 October 2021, having needed a goal in the last minute of extra time to defeat minnowsBerço inthe cup, he resigned with eight months of his contract remaining; the team had earned four points and no wins in the first eight games of theleague campaign.[36]
Petit returned to Boavista on 2 December 2021, on a deal until 2023.[37] Two weeks later, he took the club to theTaça da Liga semi-finals for thefirst time following a 5–1 home rout ofBraga;[38] on 5 February, his contract was extended for another year.[39]
At the end of a 1–1 home draw with Marítimo on 9 October 2022, Petit was sent off for insults towards the refereeing team and fined €1,632.[40] He was suspended for the following game, a 1–0 loss in thethird round of the cup away to fourth-tierMachico.[41]
Petit resigned on 11 December 2023, following a 3–1 league loss atEstrela da Amadora that was his side's fifth in a row; it was accepted the following day.[42][43]
On 1 May 2024, Petit took over as coach ofCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubCuiabá.[44] On 27 August, following a 5–0 loss toPalmeiras as part of an eight-match winless run, he resigned.[45]
Petit became manager ofRio Ave on 6 November 2024, agreeing to a short-term contract that could be renewed until June 2026.[46] The following 17 May, however, having finished11th in the league on 38 points andreached the semi-finals of the domestic cup, he was told he would not be retained.[47]
On 3 February 2026, Petit replacedVasco Matos at the helm ofSanta Clara, placed 16th in the top division.[48]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esposende | 1995–96 | Segunda Divisão | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Gondomar | 1996–97 | Segunda Divisão | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| União Lamas | 1997–98 | Segunda Liga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Esposende | 1998–99 | Segunda Liga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Gil Vicente | 1999–2000 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Boavista | 2000–01 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
| Benfica | 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 148 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 208 | 14 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 416 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 508 | 42 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Russia | 6–1 | 7–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification[52] |
| 2 | 13 October 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | Russia | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification[52] |
| 3 | 12 November 2005 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal |  Croatia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly[53] |
| 4 | 27 May 2006 | Complexo Desportivo, Évora, Portugal |  Cape Verde | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly[54] |
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Boavista |  | 8 October 2012 | 28 November 2015 | 115 | 45 | 27 | 43 | 149 | 140 | +9 | 039.13 |
| Tondela | | 9 December 2015 | 9 January 2017 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 026.19 |
| Moreirense | | 20 March 2017 | 26 May 2017 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 037.50 |
| Paços de Ferreira | | 23 October 2017 | 8 January 2018 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 011.11 |
| Moreirense | | 14 February 2018 | 20 May 2018 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 033.33 |
| Marítimo | | 27 November 2018 | 4 June 2019 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 036.00 |
| B-SAD | | 15 January 2020 | 19 October 2021 | 66 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 027.27 |
| Boavista | | 30 November 2021 | 11 December 2023 | 79 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 103 | 121 | −18 | 031.65 |
| Cuiabá |  | 1 May 2024 | 27 August 2024 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | +0 | 029.17 |
| Rio Ave | | 6 November 2024 | 17 May 2025 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 031.03 |
| Total | 409 | 132 | 109 | 168 | 476 | 559 | −83 | 032.27 | |||
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