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António Pacheco (footballer, born 1966)

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Not to be confused with Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti.
For other people named Antonio Pacheco, see Antonio Pacheco (disambiguation).

António Pacheco
Personal information
Full name António Manuel Pacheco Domingos
Date of birth (1966-12-01)1 December 1966
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Date of death 20 March 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 57)
Place of death Faro, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1979–1980 Torralta
1980–1981 Portimonense
1981–1985 Torralta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Torralta 31 (8)
1986–1987 Portimonense 23 (0)
1987–1993 Benfica 162 (30)
1993–1995 Sporting CP 22 (2)
1995–1996 Belenenses 6 (0)
1996–1998 Reggiana 14 (1)
1998 Santa Clara 8 (0)
1999 Atlético 16 (5)
1999–2000 Estoril 27 (4)
2000–2001 Atlético 8 (0)
Total 317 (50)
International career
1985 Portugal U18 3 (0)
1986–1987 Portugal U21 9 (4)
1989–1991 Portugal 6 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Atlético
2004–2005 Portimonense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Manuel Pacheco Domingos (1 December 1966 – 20 March 2024), known as Pacheco, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

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Born in Portimão, Algarve, Pacheco started playing with local sides Torralta and Portimonense, making his debut in the Primeira Liga with the latter in the 1986–87 season.[1] Subsequently, aged just 20, he signed for Benfica, going on to remain with the club for the next six years and help in the conquest of four major titles.[2][3]

Pacheco contributed five goals in 26 matches in the 1988–89 campaign, as the Lisbon team won the national championship.[4] He was also in the starting XI when they lost two European Cup finals in three years, in 1988[5] and 1990.[6]

Pacheco joined neighbouring Sporting CP in summer 1993, alongside teammate Paulo Sousa.[7] From there onwards, however, he received little continuity due to injuries as well as a run-in with Sporting manager Carlos Queiroz, and totalled only 50 league appearances in five years,[8] also representing Belenenses, Reggiana of the Italian Serie A and Santa Clara; he retired in 2001 at the age of 34, after three seasons in the lower leagues.[9]

In 1996, Pacheco went on trial with Premier League club Sunderland, but was not offered a permanent contract.[10] He amassed Portuguese top-division totals of 213 games and 32 goals over one decade, and later worked as a manager at Atlético Clube de Portugal (third tier)[11] and Portimonense (Segunda Liga).[12][13]

International career

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Pacheco earned six caps for Portugal in two years, all as a Benfica player.[14] His first appearance was on 15 February 1989, as he came on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Belgium for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers;[15] in the process, he became the first footballer born in Portimão to represent the national team.[1]

Style of play

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Pacheco distinguished himself for the quality of his wide dribbling, fast progression on the field and accurate left-footed crosses.[16] The Portuguese Football Federation remembered him as a virtuoso of football.[17]

Personal life and death

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After retiring, Pacheco ran a bar in Lagos.[18] He died in Faro on 20 March 2024, aged 57. He was firstly taken to Portimão hospital but later was transported to Faro by helicopter as he needed cardiology care and this was not available in the former city. He had fallen ill the previous week during a bowling game he attended with friends in Praia da Rocha, he lost consciousness after suffering a cardiac arrest; despite recovery efforts, he never regained consciousness and was declared brain dead the following day.[19]

Honours

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Benfica

Sporting CP

References

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  1. ^ a b Nogueira, Carlos (10 February 2018). "Pacheco, o portimonense que torce pela vitória do Benfica" [Pacheco, the Portimão native who roots for Benfica's win]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Figueiredo, João Tiago (8 February 2018). "Portimonense-Benfica: "Ligaram-me da Luz para a praia: 'queres vir?'"" [Portimonense-Benfica: "I got a call from the Luz to the beach: 'do you want to come?'"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Alves, Armando (7 June 2020). "António Pacheco antevê "Benfica com medo" em Portimão" [António Pacheco thinks "Benfica will be scared" in Portimão]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Esquadrão Imortal – Benfica 1987–1991" [Immortal Squad – Benfica 1987–1991] (in Portuguese). Imortais do Futebol. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "PSV-Benfica, 0–0 (6–5 g.p.): Penáltis da desgraça" [PSV-Benfica, 0–0 (6–5 p.k.): Penalties of doom]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b M. Ross, James. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Quando Sousa Cintra levou Paulo Sousa e Pacheco" [When Sousa Cintra took Paulo Sousa and Pacheco]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Pacheco, pé esquerdo desconcertante e um inesquecível 'verão quente'" [Pacheco, unsettling left foot and an unforgettable 'hot summer']. Record (in Portuguese). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ Fernandes, Mariana (3 August 2019). ""O que se passa agora não é rivalidade, é estupidez pura". Pacheco, o algarvio que jogou no Benfica e no Sporting" ["What's happening now is not rivalry, it's sheer stupidity". Pacheco, the Algarvean who played for Benfica and Sporting]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Reid is keen on Stelea". Sunderland Echo. 15 July 1996. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Pacheco, o início de uma nova etapa" [Pacheco, the beginning of a new spell] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 February 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ "António Pacheco deve continuar" [António Pacheco likely to continue]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Diamantino é aposta" [They bet on Diamantino]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 April 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d e Chaveiro Reis, Francisco (21 March 2024). "Morreu Pacheco" [Pacheco has died] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  16. ^ "100 anos: António Pacheco" [100 years: António Pacheco]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  17. ^ "FPF lembra Pacheco: «Um virtuoso do futebol, deixa-nos demasiado cedo»" [PFF remembers Pacheco: "A football virtuoso, he leaves us too soon"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Ex-jogador do Benfica e Sporting António Pacheco internado após sentir-se mal" [Former Benfica and Sporting player António Pacheco admitted after feeling indisposed]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Morreu António Pacheco, ex-Sporting e Benfica, aos 57 anos" [Death of António Pacheco, formerly of Sporting and Benfica, aged 57] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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