| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Maria Carvalho Pedroto | ||
| Date of birth | (1928-10-21)21 October 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Almacave, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1985(1985-01-07) (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1944–1945 | Pedras Rubras | ||
| 1945–1948 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Lusitano | 25 | (12) |
| 1950–1952 | Belenenses | 50 | (14) |
| 1952–1960 | Porto | 152 | (31) |
| Total | 227 | (57) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1957 | Portugal | 17 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Académica | ||
| 1964–1965 | Leixões | ||
| 1965–1966 | Varzim | ||
| 1966–1969 | Porto | ||
| 1969–1974 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1974–1976 | Boavista | ||
| 1974–1976 | Portugal | ||
| 1976–1980 | Porto | ||
| 1980–1982 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1982–1984 | Porto | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Maria Carvalho Pedroto,OIH (21 October 1928 – 7 January 1985) was a Portuguesefootballmidfielder andmanager.
He amassedPrimeira Liga totals of 227 matches and 57 goals over 11 seasons, at the service ofLusitano,Belenenses andPorto.
After retiring, Pedroto embarked in a coaching career which lasted 22 years (always in thePortuguese top division), going on to become one of Porto's most successful managers.[1]
Born in the village of Almacave inLamego,Viseu District, Pedroto began his senior career withLusitano F.C. inVila Real de Santo António, to where he had been relocated to perform hismilitary service.[2][3] In February 1950, he scored two of his 12 goals forthe season in home wins againstFC Porto (3–1) andSporting CP (2–0), as thePrimeira Liga title was eventually awarded toS.L. Benfica.
In 1950, the 21-year-old Pedroto signed withLisbon-basedC.F. Os Belenenses after being offered a position in theNavy Ministry. He joined Porto two years later, for 335.000escudos.[2]
Pedroto won the national championship twice during his spell at theEstádio das Antas, underDorival Yustrich andBéla Guttmann. He retired at the age of 31, being immediately named his last club'sjunior coach.[2]
Over five years, Pedroto won 17caps forPortugal.[2] He made his debut on 20 April 1952, in a 3–0friendly loss toFrance.
While still a player, at the age of 25, Pedroto took a coaching course given byCândido de Oliveira. Six years later, he became the first Portuguese coach with a specialisation taken at theFrench Football Federation.[4] After starting his career withPorto juniors, he was appointed field coach for thePortugal under-18 team by manager David Sequerra as they won the1961 UEFA European Championship, the country's first international title.[5]
In 1962, Pedroto took charge ofAcadémica de Coimbra. He then spent one season apiece withLeixões S.C. andVarzim SC, being dismissed by the former midway through1964–65 which marked the only occasion in his career where he was relieved of his duties; subsequently, he returned to Porto as an assistant.[2]
Over three top-tier campaigns, Pedroto led Porto to the third place twice and the second in1968–69, winning theTaça de Portugal in1968, He left, however, forVitória de Setúbal, who would finish a best-ever league runners-up in1971–72 and twice reach the quarter-finals of theInter-Cities Fairs Cup while he was in charge, notably oustingLiverpool in the second round of the1969–70 edition of the latter tournament.[6][2]
Starting in 1974 and during two years, Pedroto coached bothBoavista F.C. and the Portugal national team. He won the domestic cup always during his tenure at the former, also finishing in second position in the league in the1975–76 season.[2] With the latter, he did not manage toqualify forUEFA Euro 1976 in spite of only losing one match in Group 1.[7]
Pedroto returned to Porto ahead of1976–77, ending a 19-year droughtthe following campaign by winning the championship and repeating the featthe next season.[8][9] He was, however, fired in the summer of 1980 after a run-in with president Américo de Sá.[10] He arguably set the foundations for the club'sEuropean exploits in the mid-to-late 1980s.[11]
For several decades, Pedroto was the manager with the most wins in the Portuguese top flight with 326. His sides excelled inball possession and attacking football,[12] and he was also one of the first managers to introduce ateam physician; he was accused by fellow coachMário Wilson of being a "master of conflict" and for having attitudes that "bordered on racism", with the pair being often involved in wars of words.[13][14][4] His 322 games in charge of Porto remained a record until surpassed bySérgio Conceição in 2023.[15]
Pedroto was affectionately known as "Zé do Boné" (Cap Joe), due to his habit of wearing a flat tweed cap all the time.[7] He was an avid fisher and reader, who also took an interest in theoccult.[2]
Pedroto died from cancer on 7 January 1985 inPorto at the age of 56.[11]
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