Zé Pedro (footballer, born 1978)

José Pedro Alves Salazar (born 18 October 1978), known as José Pedro or Zé Pedro, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Zé Pedro
Personal information
Full name José Pedro Alves Salazar
Date of birth (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978
Place of birth Montijo, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Famalicão (assistant)
Youth career
1988–1991 Pelezinhos
1991–1994 Benfica
1994–1996 Montijo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Montijo 24 (2)
1997–2002 Barreirense 148 (23)
2002 Boavista 2 (0)
2003 Ovarense 16 (2)
2003–2004 Vitória Setúbal 30 (8)
2004–2010 Belenenses 162 (29)
2010–2013 Vitória Setúbal 46 (3)
2013–2014 Alcochetense 27 (5)
Total 455 (72)
Teams managed
2014–2016 Alcochetense
2018 Belenenses (assistant)
2018–2019 Belenenses SAD (assistant)
2019–2020 Sporting CP (assistant)
2021– Famalicão (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 210 matches and 32 goals over ten seasons, mainly with Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal. He also represented in the competition Boavista, in a 17-year professional career.[1]

Playing career

Born in Montijo, Setúbal, José Pedro started playing professional football for his hometown club C.D. Montijo in 1996, then moved to F.C. Barreirense where he would remain for the following five seasons, all spent in the third division. He split duties in 2002–03 between Boavista F.C. and A.D. Ovarense.

Zé Pedro was influential in Vitória FC's 2003–04 campaign, as the Setúbal-based team earned a Primeira Liga return. He subsequently joined C.F. Os Belenenses, where he was immediately cast into the starting XI.

In 2006–07, José Pedro scored eight league goals for a Belenenses final fifth-place in the league (with qualification to the UEFA Cup),[2] while they were also runners-up in the domestic cup. He repeated the individual feat in the following season, and remained first choice until the 2009–10 campaign, when he dealt with many injuries and the Lisbon side were also relegated as second from bottom.

In July 2010, at nearly 32 years of age, Zé Pedro returned to Vitória Setúbal after a six-year absence. He left at the end of the 2012–13 season, with the club always in the top level; previously, in January 2013, Belenenses settled a €160.000 debt they had with him.[3]

Coaching career

Zé Pedro started working as a manager immediately after retiring, with his last club Grupo Desportivo Alcochetense in the Setúbal regional leagues.[4][5][1] Subsequently, he was part of his former Belenenses teammate Silas' coaching staff at C.F. Os Belenenses (later renamed Belenenses SAD)[6] and Sporting CP.[7]

References
  1. Barata, José (23 March 2016). "Zé Pedro: "Jorge Jesus é único"" [Zé Pedro: "Jorge Jesus is one of a kind"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. Travassos, Nuno (10 March 2007). "Zé Pedro chegou aos oito golos: «Era um grande objectivo chegar à marca feita no V. Setúbal»" [Zé Pedro reached eight goals: "I wanted to reach the numbers I posted at V. Setúbal badly"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Belenenses chega a acordo com Zé Pedro por dívida de 160 mil euros" [Belenenses reaches agreement with Zé Pedro on 160 thousand euros debt] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "1.ª DIVISÃO DISTRITAL»» Alcochetense 1 Com. Indústria 1" [1st REGIONAL DIVISION»» Alcochetense 1 Com. Indústria 1]. Jornal de Desporto (in Portuguese). November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "1.ª DIVISÃO DISTRITAL»» Alcochetense 1 Charneca 0" [1st REGIONAL DIVISION»» Alcochetense 1 Charneca 0]. Jornal de Desporto (in Portuguese). May 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. Almeida, Isaura (15 April 2018). "Silas e Jesus. Pupilo realiza sonho de enfrentar o mestre" [Silas and Jesus. Pupil fulfills dream of taking on master]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. Leite Ferreira, Marta (27 September 2019). "Silas, o novo treinador do Sporting, é apresentado às 12h45 em Alvalade" [Silas, the new manager of Sporting, is presented in Alvalade at 12.45]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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