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Bernardino Pedroto

António Carlos Bernardino Pedroto (born 19 October 1953) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is a manager.

Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Pedroto started playing football with local S.L. Benfica. He began training with the first team in the 1972–73 season, which ended in Primeira Liga conquest, but his only league appearance for the club only came the following campaign.[1]

After leaving Benfica, Pedroto represented always in the top division, where he amassed totals of 226 matches and 28 goals during 13 seasons, Vitória de Guimarães (two spells), C.S. Marítimo and Portimonense SC, retiring in June 1986 at nearly 33; with Vitória, he also appeared in three UEFA Cup editions.[2]

Coaching career

Pedroto's first job as a head coach in the professionals was in 1990–91, as he led Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco to the fifth position in the second level, just one point shy of promotion. After one year in the lower leagues with Varzim SC, he was appointed at former club Vitória de Guimarães, helping them finish seventh in the top flight in his only full season.

Pedroto never again finished one season during the rest of his Portugal coaching career at the professional level, with the exception being 1993–94 with Guimarães (seventh place, top division) and 1995–96 with Gil Vicente FC (11th position, same tier). Subsequently, he moved to Angola and signed for Atlético Sport Aviação, winning the Girabola tournament three consecutive seasons (2002–04) and finishing second in 2005.[2]

Pedroto left Aviação in early January 2007, due to financial difficulties.[3] The following day, he was appointed at fellow league side Atlético Petróleos Luanda.[4]

In 2008, Pedroto made history in Angolan football as he won a record four national championships – eventually five – overtaking Mário Calado of Santos Futebol Clube de Angola.[5][6] As ASA's manager he also conquered four Supercups, another best-ever.[7]

Pedroto left Petro at the end of the 2010 season. He continued to work in the country in the following years, with G.D. Interclube and C.R. Caála.[8]

References

  1. ^ Época 1973/74: Primeira Divisão (1973/74 season: First Division); Arquivos da Bola, 19 April 2007 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ a b Bernardino Pedroto é o "papão" na história do Girabola (Bernardino Pedroto is "cookie monster" in Girabola history)Archived 30 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine; Angola Press News Agency, 26 October 2008 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Pedroto quits as coach of AS Aviacao; ESPN Soccernet, 4 January 2007
  4. ^ Futebol: Bernardino Pedroto troca ASA pelo Petro de Luanda (Football: Bernardino Pedroto swaps ASA for Petro de Luanda); Angola Press News Agency, 5 January 2007 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Angola: Portuguese coach Pedroto makes history in First Division; All Africa, 27 October 2008
  6. ^ Angola – List of Champions; at RSSSF
  7. ^ "Mercado pode descartar a experiência mas terá que reflectir sobre o novo treinador" ("Market may discard experience but it will have to reflect on the new manager"); Público, 2 October 2017 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Bernardino Pedroto: "Vamos incomodar muita gente" (Bernardino Pedroto: "We will be a nuisance to a lot of people"); SAPO, 30 October 2014 (in Portuguese)

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