 Pedro Emanuel in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-02-11)11 February 1975 (age 50)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda,Angola[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Fayha (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Marco | 29 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Ovarense | 31 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Penafiel | 28 | (2) |
| 1996–2002 | Boavista | 149 | (1) |
| 2002–2009 | Porto | 119 | (1) |
| Total | 356 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Académica | ||
| 2013–2015 | Arouca | ||
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2017 | Estoril | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al Taawoun | ||
| 2019 | Almería | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al Ain | ||
| 2021 | Al Nassr | ||
| 2022–2024 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2024– | Al-Fayha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born 11 February 1975), known asPedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retiredfootballer who played mainly as acentral defender, currentlymanager ofSaudi Pro League clubAl-Fayha.
In his 16-year professional career he was closely associated with the two biggest teams inPorto,Boavista – he helped them win their onlyPrimeira Liga title in 2001 – andFC Porto, beingteam captain 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 withAcadémica de Coimbra in2012,Apollon Limassol in2016 andAl Taawoun in2019.
Pedro Emanuel was born inLuanda,Portuguese Angola. After three seasons as a professional in Portugal's secondary leagues, withF.C. Marco,A.D. Ovarense andF.C. Penafiel, his performances caught the eye of scouts fromPorto clubBoavista FC, where he had already played as a youth.[2] During his six-year stay in the team he played a large part in thedefensive wall – with fellow stopperLitos, fullbacksNuno Frechaut andErivan and goalkeeperRicardo – that led them to the historicalPrimeira Liga title in2001;[3] after Litos left forMálaga CF, hecaptained the team.[4]
Prior to the start of the2002–03 campaign,S.L. Benfica seemed closer to clinching a deal, but it wasFC Porto, under the guidance ofJosé Mourinho, who signed Pedro Emanuel. Part of a strong defense that includedJorge Costa,Ricardo Carvalho,Paulo Ferreira andNuno Valente, his always effective style earned him the confidence of his manager, and he played in both theUEFA Cup andUEFA Champions League finals won between2003[5] and2004.[6]
Inthe season following the departure of Mourinho, Pedro Emanuel still managed to appear in the spotlight, as in the 2004Intercontinental Cupwin againstOnce Caldas, where he scored the decisivepenalty, becoming the last player to touch the ball in the competition's history.[7]
In2005–06, following the decision of Dutch coachCo Adriaanse not wanting a goalkeeper captain (Vítor Baía) and sidelining Costa, Pedro Emanuel was chosen as new captain. He missed the entirefollowing season due to injury,[8] but returned to the starting lineups the following campaign, helping with 19 league appearances as Portowere crowned back-to-back champions.
AlthoughAngolan-born, Pedro Emanuel never appeared forits national team. This was viewed as a desire to keep alive the possibility of playing forPortugal, whom he represented as a youth.[9][10]
Prior to the2006 FIFA World Cup, Pedro Emanuel accepted a call-up from Angola butFIFA confirmed that he andCarlos 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.[11]
After only five matches in2008–09, in a fourth consecutive league accolade, Pedro Emanuel retired on 16 June 2009. He immediately became Porto's under-17 head coach,[12] guiding them to the national championship after defeatingSporting CP.[13]
In July 2010, Pedro Emanuel returned to Porto's main squad, being named assistant manager to newly appointedAndré Villas-Boas.[14]
In June 2011, Pedro Emanuel had his first head coach experience, being appointed atAcadémica de Coimbra.[15] In hisfirst season with theStudents, Pedro Emanuel narrowly avoided relegation from the top flight. He alsoled the side to their firstTaça de Portugal since 1939, notably defeating former club Porto 3–0 at home in the fourth round[16] and Sporting inthe final (1–0).[17]
Pedro Emanuel took over at recently promotedF.C. Arouca on 6 June 2013.[18] After helpingevade top-tier relegation by five points, he left the club on 25 May 2015.[19]
On 10 June 2015, Pedro Emanuel moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over atApollon Limassol FC of theCypriot First Division; his team already included three compatriots.[20] He won thecup andsupercup in his first season, but was sacked on 11 December 2016.[21]
Pedro Emanuel went back to his country and signed as manager ofG.D. Estoril Praia on 8 March 2017.[22] On 21 October of that year, as the sideranked last in the league and had already beenousted from the domestic cup by lowlyS.C. Farense,[23] he was relieved of his duties.[24]
Pedro Emanuel spent the2018–19 campaign in charge ofAl Taawoun FC of theSaudi Professional League, where he came third. The team fromBuraidah won theKing's Cup, with a 2–1 win overAl-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) in thefinal on 2 May 2019.[25]
On 4 August 2019, Pedro Emanuel was appointed at the helm of SpanishSegunda División sideUD Almería.[26] Exactly three months later, in spite of being placed second in the standings, he left by mutual agreement.[27]
Pedro Emanuel returned to the Middle East on 5 January 2020 when he was appointed on an 18-month deal atAl Ain FC in theUAE Pro League.[28] Despite qualifying for aPresident's Cup final beforethe season was cancelled, he left when his contract expired in May 2021.[29]
At the start of October 2021, Pedro Emanuel went back to the Saudi main division, to take over at third-placeAl Nassr FC until the end ofthe season.[30] After only five matches, however, he left.[31]
On 3 July 2022, Pedro Emanuel signed with newly promotedAl-Khaleej FC.[32] In June 2023, after having managed toavoid relegation, he renewed his contract for two more years;[33] one year later, however, he left by mutual consent.[34]
On 10 December 2024, Pedro Emanuel was appointed at fellow top-tierAl-Fayha FC until the end ofthe campaign.[35] On his debut the following 11 January, his 17th-placed side achieved a 1–1 home draw against leaders Al-Ittihad.[36]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Académica |  | 14 June 2011 | 7 April 2013 | 80 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 92 | 109 | −17 | 027.50 | [38] |
| Arouca | | 6 June 2013 | 25 May 2015 | 75 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 65 | 105 | −40 | 026.67 | [39] |
| Apollon Limassol |  | 9 June 2015 | 11 December 2016 | 67 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 122 | 61 | +61 | 053.73 | [40] |
| Estoril | | 8 March 2017 | 21 October 2017 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 031.82 | [41] |
| Al Taawoun |  | 7 May 2018 | 22 May 2019 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 061.11 | [42] |
| Almería |  | 4 August 2019 | 4 November 2019 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 042.86 | [43] |
| Al Ain |  | 5 January 2020 | 5 June 2021 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 040.43 | [28] |
| Al Nassr | | 1 October 2021 | 10 November 2021 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 020.00 | |
| Al-Khaleej | | 3 July 2022 | 23 June 2024 | 69 | 20 | 15 | 34 | 73 | 99 | −26 | 028.99 | |
| Al-Fayha | | 10 December 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | ||
| Career Total | 416 | 153 | 106 | 157 | 568 | 537 | +31 | 036.78 | — | |||
Boavista
Porto
Académica
Apollon
Al Taawoun
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