Zé Pedro (footballer, born 1978)

For other people named Zé Pedro, see Zé Pedro (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Salazar.

Zé Pedro

Personal information
Full name	José Pedro Alves Salazar
Date of birth	(1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Montijo, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alverca (manager)
Youth career
1988–1991	Pelezinhos
1991–1994	Benfica
1994–1996	Montijo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Montijo	24	(2)
1997–2002	Barreirense	148	(23)
2002	Boavista	2	(0)
2003	Ovarense	16	(2)
2003–2004	Vitória Setúbal	30	(8)
2004–2010	Belenenses	162	(29)
2010–2013	Vitória Setúbal	46	(3)
2013–2014	Alcochetense	27	(5)
Total		455	(72)
Managerial career
2014–2016	Alcochetense
2018	Belenenses (assistant)
2018–2019	B-SAD (assistant)
2019–2020	Sporting CP (assistant)
2021	Famalicão (assistant)
2022	AEL Limassol (assistant)
2023	B-SAD
2023–2024	Vitória Setúbal
2024–	Alverca
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Pedro Alves Salazar (born 18 October 1978), known as José Pedro or Zé Pedro, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently manager of Liga Portugal 2 club F.C. Alverca.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 210 matches and 32 goals over ten seasons, mainly with Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal. He also represented in the competition Boavista, in a 17-year professional career.^[1]

Playing career

Born in Montijo, Setúbal District, José Pedro started playing professional football for his hometown club C.D. Montijo in 1996, then moved to F.C. Barreirense where he would remain for the following five seasons, all spent in the third division. He split duties in 2002–03 between Boavista F.C. and A.D. Ovarense.

Zé Pedro was influential in Vitória FC's 2003–04 campaign, as the Setúbal-based team earned a Primeira Liga return. He subsequently joined C.F. Os Belenenses, where he was immediately cast into the starting XI.

In 2006–07, José Pedro scored eight league goals for a Belenenses final fifth-place in the league (with qualification for the UEFA Cup),^[2] while they were also runners-up in the domestic cup. He repeated the individual feat the following season, and remained first choice until the 2009–10 campaign, when he dealt with many injuries and the Lisbon side were also relegated as second-bottom.

In July 2010, at nearly 32 years of age, Zé Pedro returned to Vitória Setúbal after a six-year absence. He left at the end of the 2012–13 season, with the club always in the top flight; previously, in January 2013, Belenenses settled a €160,000 debt they had with him.^[3]

Coaching career

Zé Pedro started working as a manager immediately after retiring, with his last club Grupo Desportivo Alcochetense in the Setúbal regional leagues.^[4][5][1] Subsequently, he was part of his former Belenenses teammate Silas' coaching staff at that club (and its spin-off B-SAD),^[6] Sporting CP,^[7] F.C. Famalicão and AEL Limassol.

On 22 March 2023, Zé Pedro was appointed as B-SAD manager, replacing Paulo Mendes.^[8] His first game on 2 April was a 3–1 home loss to S.C.U. Torreense,^[9] as the season ended with relegation to Liga 3 after playoff defeat to Länk FC Vilaverdense.^[10]

Zé Pedro returned to Vitória de Setúbal on 10 July 2023, with the team now in the Campeonato de Portugal.^[11]

References

1. Barata, José (23 March 2016). "Zé Pedro: "Jorge Jesus é único"" [Zé Pedro: "Jorge Jesus is one of a kind"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
2. Travassos, Nuno (10 March 2007). "Zé Pedro chegou aos oito golos: "Era um grande objectivo chegar à marca feita no V. Setúbal"" [Zé Pedro reached eight goals: "I wanted to reach the numbers I posted at V. Setúbal badly"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
3. "Belenenses chega a acordo com Zé Pedro por dívida de 160 mil euros" [Belenenses reaches agreement with Zé Pedro on 160 thousand euros debt] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
4. "1.ª DIVISÃO DISTRITAL»» Alcochetense 1 Com. Indústria 1" [1st REGIONAL DIVISION»» Alcochetense 1 Com. Indústria 1]. Jornal de Desporto (in Portuguese). November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. "1.ª DIVISÃO DISTRITAL»» Alcochetense 1 Charneca 0" [1st REGIONAL DIVISION»» Alcochetense 1 Charneca 0]. Jornal de Desporto (in Portuguese). May 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
6. Almeida, Isaura (15 April 2018). "Silas e Jesus. Pupilo realiza sonho de enfrentar o mestre" [Silas and Jesus. Pupil fulfills dream of taking on master]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
7. Leite Ferreira, Marta (27 September 2019). "Silas, o novo treinador do Sporting, é apresentado às 12h45 em Alvalade" [Silas, the new manager of Sporting, is presented in Alvalade at 12.45]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
8. Amaro, Miguel (22 March 2023). "Zé Pedro substitui Paulo Mendes" [Zé Pedro replaced Paulo Mendes]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
9. Gomes, Duarte (2 April 2023). "A crónica do B SAD-Torreense, 1-3: Zé Pedro perde na estreia pelos azuis" [B SAD-Torreense, 1–3 report: Zé Pedro loses on blues debut]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. "B SAD desce à Liga 3: "Toda a gente sabe a maneira como o plantel foi criado"" [B SAD relegated to League 3: "Everybody knows how this squad was created]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
11. "Zé Pedro vai orientar o V. Setúbal" [Zé Pedro will manage V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

• Zé Pedro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Zé Pedro at Soccerway