Pelé (footballer, born 1973)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Maria da Cruz Martins[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 December 1973||
Place of birth |
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (now São Tomé and Príncipe)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1992 | Famalicão | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Rubro Negro | ||
1996 | Lam Pak | ||
1997–1998 | Vasco Goa | ||
1998–1999 | Churchill Brothers | ||
2006 | Dynasty/Vong Chiu | ||
2007 | Vá Luen | ||
2008–2009 | Porto Macau | ||
2010–2012 | Casa de Portugal | ||
International career | |||
Macau | |||
Managerial career | |||
2011– | Casa de Portugal | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Maria da Cruz Martins (born 4 December 1973), better known as Pelé, is a football manager who coaches Casa de Portugal em Macau[2] and a retired footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in São Tomé and Príncipe prior to it becoming independent from Portugal, he moved first to the metropole and then to Macau, which was Portuguese as well (now a special administrative region of China). Being there, he has played for GD Rubro Negro, GD Lam Pak, Dynasty/Vong Chiu, Vá Luen, FC Porto Macau, Casa de Portugal and for the senior Macau national team. He has also played in India for Goa-based clubs Vasco SC and Churchill Brothers SC.
References
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- Association football forwards
- Macau footballers
- Macau people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- G.D. Lam Pak players
- Macau international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Macau football managers
- Portuguese football biography stubs
- Macau football biography stubs