Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born 11 February 1975), known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired

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who played mainly as a

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, currently

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club Al-Fayha. In his 16-year professional career he was closely associated with the two biggest teams in

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, Boavista – he helped them win their only

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title in 2001 – and

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, being

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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 with

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and Al Taawoun in

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Playing career

Club

Pedro Emanuel was born in

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. After three seasons as a professional in Portugal's secondary leagues, with

F.C. Marco Futebol Clube do Marco was a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Marco de Canaveses Municipality, Marco de Canaveses, Porto District. Founded in 1927, it held home games at ''Estádio Municipal do Marco de Canaveses, ...

A.D. Ovarense Associação Desportiva Ovarense commonly known as simply as Ovarense is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from the city of Ovar, Aveiro District, Aveiro. The club was founded on 19 December 1921. It currently plays at the Estádio Marques da S ...

and F.C. Penafiel, his performances caught the eye of scouts from

club

Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Estádio do Bessa. It is one of the oldest clubs ...

, where he had already played as a youth. During his six-year stay in the team he played a large part in the

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wall – with fellow stopper Litos, fullbacks

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and

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and goalkeeper

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– that led them to the historical

title in

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; after Litos left for

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, he captained the team. Prior to the start of the 2002–03 campaign,

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seemed closer to clinching a deal, but it was

, under the guidance of

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, who signed Pedro Emanuel. Part of a strong defense that included

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Paulo Ferreira Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a full-back. After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year professional career with Porto and Chels ...

and

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, his always effective style earned him the confidence of his manager, and he played in both the

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and

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finals won between

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and

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. In the season following the departure of Mourinho, Pedro Emanuel still managed to appear in the spotlight, as in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup

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against

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, where he scored the decisive

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, becoming the last player to touch the ball in the competition's history. In 2005–06, following the decision of Dutch coach

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not wanting a goalkeeper captain (

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) and sidelining Costa, Pedro Emanuel was chosen as new captain. He missed the entire following season due to injury, but returned to the starting lineups the following campaign, helping with 19 league appearances as Porto were crowned back-to-back champions.

International

Although

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n-born, Pedro Emanuel never appeared for its national team. This was viewed as a desire to keep alive the possibility of playing for

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, whom he represented as a youth. Prior to the

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, Pedro Emanuel accepted a call-up from Angola but

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confirmed that he and

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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.

Coaching career

Youth and assistant

After only five matches in 2008–09, in a fourth consecutive league accolade, Pedro Emanuel retired on 16 June 2009. He immediately became Porto's under-17 head coach, guiding them to the national championship after defeating

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. In July 2010, Pedro Emanuel returned to Porto's main squad, being named assistant manager to newly appointed

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Primeira Liga and Cyprus

In June 2011, Pedro Emanuel had his first head coach experience, being appointed at

. In his first season with the ''Students'', Pedro Emanuel narrowly avoided relegation from the top flight. He also led the side to their first

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since 1939, notably defeating former club Porto 3–0 at home in the fourth round and Sporting in the final (1–0). Pedro Emanuel took over at recently promoted

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a professional Association football, football club based in the Porto metropolitan area. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,600-seat capac ...

on 6 June 2013. After helping evade top-tier relegation by five points, he left the club on 25 May 2015. On 10 June 2015, Pedro Emanuel moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over at

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of the

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; his team already included three compatriots. He won the

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and supercup in his first season, but was sacked on 11 December 2016. Pedro Emanuel went back to his country and signed as manager of

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese professional sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its Association football, football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home g ...

on 8 March 2017. On 21 October of that year, as the side ranked last in the league and had already been ousted from the domestic cup by lowly

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club ha ...

, he was relieved of his duties.

Middle East and Almería

Pedro Emanuel spent the 2018–19 campaign in charge of

Al Taawoun FC Al Taawoun FC () is a professional multi-sports club based in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi Football. The club plays their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in B ...

of the

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, where he came third. The team from

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won the

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, with a 2–1 win over

Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) Al-Ittihad Club (), commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It was founded in 1927. The club has spent its entire history in the top flight of football in Saudi Arabia, currently know ...

in the

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on 2 May 2019. On 4 August 2019, Pedro Emanuel was appointed at the helm of Spanish

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side

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. Exactly three months later, in spite of being placed second in the standings, he left by mutual agreement. Pedro Emanuel returned to the Middle East on 5 January 2020 when he was appointed on an 18-month deal at

Al Ain FC Al Ain Football Club (; Arabic transliteration, transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional Football team, football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (emirate), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of ...

in the

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. Despite qualifying for a

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final before the season was cancelled, he left when his contract expired in May 2021. At the start of October 2021, Pedro Emanuel went back to the Saudi main division, to take over at third-place

Al Nassr FC Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is List of unrelegated assoc ...

until the end of the season. After only five matches, however, he left. On 3 July 2022, Pedro Emanuel signed with newly promoted

Al-Khaleej FC Khaleej Club also known as Al-Khaleej ({{langx, ar, نادي الخليج بسيهات, nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, Saihat is a Saudi Arabian professional football club, located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The club is als ...

. In June 2023, after having managed to avoid relegation, he renewed his contract for two more years; one year later, however, he left by mutual consent. On 10 December 2024, Pedro Emanuel was appointed at fellow top-tier

Al-Fayha FC Al-Fayha Club () is a professional football club based in Al-Majma'ah, that plays in the Saudi Pro League, the first tier of Saudi football. Al-Fayha's colors are orange and blue, hence the nickname "Al-Burtuqali." Al-Fayha have won the Saudi ...

until the end of the campaign. On his debut the following 11 January, his 17th-placed side achieved a 1–1 home draw against leaders Al-Ittihad.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Boavista *

: 2000–01 *

: 1996–97 Porto *Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 *Taça de Portugal: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

: 2003–04 *

: 2002–03 * Intercontinental Cup:

Manager

Académica *Taça de Portugal: 2011–12 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up:

Apollon *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it i ...

: 2015–16 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

: 2016 Al Taawoun *

Individual * Saudi Pro League Manager of the Month: January 2023

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Emanuel, Pedro 1975 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Luanda Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Marco players A.D. Ovarense players F.C. Penafiel players Boavista F.C. players FC Porto players UEFA Champions League–winning players UEFA Europa League–winning players Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Académica de Coimbra (football) managers F.C. Arouca managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Cypriot First Division managers Apollon Limassol FC managers Saudi Pro League managers Al Taawoun FC managers Al-Nassr FC managers Al-Khaleej FC managers Al-Fayha FC managers Segunda División managers UD Almería managers UAE Pro League managers Al Ain FC managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates FC Porto non-playing staff