Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco (born 11 June 1986), known as Grosso, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Santo Tirso, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | Desportivo Aves | ||
2004–2005 | Académica de Coimbra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005−2015 | Aves | 144 | (2) |
2006−2007 | → Leça (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editBorn in Santo Tirso, Grosso is a youth prospect of C.D. Aves, arriving as a 9-year-old, and representing them until 2004, when he moved to Académica de Coimbra to finish his youth development.
He wasn't given a contract at Académica, so he returned to Desportivo de Aves, debuting on 7 May 2006,in an away draw against Estoril-Praia, for the 2005–06 Liga de Honra.[1]
In 2006, he was loaned to Leça in the fourth tier, but only made one appearance, returning to Aves in the following season, to become a regular starter.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Estoril Praia 1-1 Desp. Aves". Foradejogo. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Grosso". SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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