Pedro Paulo Saraiva António

For other people known as Pedro Paulo, see Pedro Paulo (disambiguation).
Pedro Paulo
Personal information
Full name Pedro Paulo Saraiva António[1]
Date of birth (1973-11-21)21 November 1973[1]
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Date of death 23 February 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 26)[1]
Place of death Amorim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position Central midfielder
Youth career
1985–1989 União Santarém
1989–1992 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1993 Vasco da Gama (Sines) 29 (3)
1993–1995 Benfica Castelo Branco 28 (3)
1995 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1995–1996 Darlington 6 (0)
1996 Naval
1996–1997 União Lamas 29 (3)
1997–1999 Marítimo 13 (0)
1999 Camacha
1999–2000 Esposende 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Pedro Paulo Saraiva António (21 November 1973 – 23 February 2000), known as Pedro Paulo, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder in the Primeira Divisão and the UEFA Cup for Marítimo. He also appeared in the second tier for União Lamas and Esposende, in the third tier for Vasco da Gama (Sines), Benfica Castelo Branco and Camacha,[1] and in the English Third Division (fourth tier) for Darlington.[2]

He began his football career in the junior teams of União Santarém and then Sporting CP, before making his senior debut with Vasco da Gama in the 1992–93 Segunda Divisão B. He was also on the books of Naval, and spent time with English Division Two (third-tier) club Birmingham City without playing first-team football for them.[1]

Pedro Paulo was born in Luanda, Angola.[1] He died in a car crash near Amorim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, in February 2000 at the age of 26. He was married with a young son.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pedro Paulo". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pedro Paulo (Esposende) vítima de acidente de viação" [Pedro Paulo (Esposende) victim of a traffic accident]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

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