Pedro Moutinho

Pedro Moutinho

Personal information
Full name	Pedro da Silva Moutinho
Date of birth	September 9, 1979 (1979-09-09)
Place of birth	Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Braşov
Number	79
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1999	Rio Maior
1999–2002	Marítimo B
2000–2004	Marítimo	2	(0)
2002–2004	→ Penafiel (loan)	31	(5)
2004–2008	Falkirk	105	(16)
2008–2009	Marítimo	3	(0)
2009	→ Rio Ave (loan)	11	(0)
2009–2010	Falkirk	25	(5)
2010	AEP	4	(1)
2011	Falkirk	10	(0)
2011–	Braşov	14	(4)
National team
2001	Portugal U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Pedro da Silva Moutinho (born 9 September 1979 in Santo Tirso, Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Braşov in Romania, as a centre forward.

Football career

Moutinho moved to C.S. Marítimo from amateurs União Desportiva de Rio Maior, but spent the better part of his early years with its reserves. He also served a two-year loan at F.C. Penafiel, in the second division.

In the summer of 2004, Moutinho signed with Falkirk in Scotland, initially on a one-year deal. He scored 19 goals overall in his first four seasons at the club, including a memorable goal against Rangers, the equaliser in a 2–2 draw in 2005. A knee injury kept him out of the second half of Falkirk's Scottish First Division championship-winning side in 2004–05.

Moutinho was close to sealing a transfer to Kayserispor, but the deal was not concluded before the closure of the Turkish transfer window in early 2008. On 21 May, he eventually left Falkirk and signed a return to his country, as he re-joined Marítimo. On leaving Falkirk, Moutinho remarked "I am going to keep the house I have in Falkirk and hopefully I’ll be back", adding "This is not goodbye but "See you later…" – signalling his intent to return to Falkirk in the future.

Rarely used during his second spell in Madeira, he finished the season on loan, to fellow top division outfit Rio Ave FC, also not managing to find the net.

In October 2009, Moutinho was released from his contract with Marítimo, rejoining Falkirk. On 8 November he started and scored, during the club's 3–3 home draw against Celtic and, in January of the following year, his contract was extended until the end of 2009–10.

On 18 June 2010, Moutinho left Falkirk, singing with AEP Paphos F.C. from Cyprus. In the final days of the following transfer window, however, following a trial with fellow Scottish Premier League outfit Motherwell, he re-signed for Falkirk for a third time, being released at the end of the second division season.

In early August 2011, 32-year old Moutinho changed clubs and countries again, signing with FC Braşov in Romania.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Pedro Moutinho career stats at Soccerbase