José Pedro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Pedro Alves Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | None | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Benfica | ||
| 1995–1996 | Montijo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1997 | Montijo | 24 | (2) |
| 1997–2002 | Barreirense | 111 | (13) |
| 2002 | Boavista | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | Ovarense | 16 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Vitória Setúbal | 30 | (8) |
| 2004–2010 | Belenenses | 162 | (30) |
| 2010–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 46 | (3) |
| 2013 | Alcochetense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José Pedro Alves Salazar, known as José Pedro (born 18 October 1978), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Football 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.
Pedro was influential in Vitória Futebol Clube's 2003–04 campaign, as the Setúbal-based club earned a top flight return. He subsequently joined C.F. Os Belenenses, where he was immediately cast into the starting XI.
In 2006–07 Pedro scored eight league goals for a Belenenses final fifth-place in the league (with qualification to the UEFA Cup), while the team was also runner-up in the domestic cup. He repeated the individual feat in the following season, and remained an automatic first-choice until the 2009–10 campaign, when he dealt with many injuries and the Lisbon side was also relegated as second from bottom.
In July 2010, at nearly 32 years of age, 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 main category.