Pedro Venâncio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1981–1982 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1992 | Sporting CP | 209 | (9) |
| 1992–1994 | Boavista | 24 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1991 | Portugal | 21 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio (born 21 November 1963 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
During his career Venâncio represented two clubs in the Portuguese first division, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Boavista FC, amassing more than 250 official appearances for the former albeit without no silverware won during his ten-year spell. He retired at only 30, in a career downed with constant injuries; during his stint at Sporting, he formed a pair of youth graduate stoppers alongside António Morato.
Venâncio won 21 caps for Portugal from 1985 to 1991. He was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but had to quit before the tournament in Mexico started due to an injury.
Honours
Personal life
Venâncio's son, Frederico, was also a footballer and a central defender. He too was brought up at Vitória.
External links
- Profile at Zerozero
- Pedro Venâncio profile at ForaDeJogo
- Pedro Venâncio at National-Football-Teams.com