Pedro Barbosa

For the 16th century jurist, see Pedro Barbosa (jurist).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.
Pedro Barbosa
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa
Date of birth (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Gondomar, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1983–1986 CA Rio Tinto
1986–1989 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Freamunde 55 (13)
1991–1995 Vitória Guimarães 108 (20)
1995–2005 Sporting CP 259 (41)
Total 422 (74)
International career
1992–2002 Portugal 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Alexandre dos Santos Barbosa (born 6 August 1970; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu βɐɾˈβɔzɐ]) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Best known for his spell at Sporting CP, he appeared in 367 matches in the Primeira Liga and scored 61 goals, being a player with above-average skills.[1][2]

Barbosa represented Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 1996.

  1. ^ "Pedro Barbosa. Um golo para a história" [Pedro Barbosa. A goal for history]. i (in Portuguese). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ Casanova, Rogério (18 July 2017). "Balakov, Barbosa, err... Hanuch e Ghilas: as melhores contratações da história, enfim, recente do Sporting (por Rogério Casanova)" [Balakov, Barbosa, ehem... Hanuch and Ghilas: the best signings in Sporting's, let's say, recent history (by Rogério Casanova)]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.