Grosso (footballer)

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Grosso
Personal information
Full name Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco
Date of birth (1986-06-11) 11 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2004 Desportivo Aves
2004–2005 Académica de Coimbra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005−2015 Aves 144 (2)
2006−2007Leça (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco (born 11 June 1986), known as Grosso, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Santo Tirso, Grosso is a youth prospect of C.D. Aves, arriving as a 9-year-old, and representing them until 2004, when he moved to Académica de Coimbra to finish his youth development.

He wasn't given a contract at Académica, so he returned to Desportivo de Aves, debuting on 7 May 2006,in an away draw against Estoril-Praia, for the 2005–06 Liga de Honra. [1]

In 2006, he was loaned to Leça in the fourth tier, but only made one appearance, returning to Aves in the following season, to become a regular starter. [2]

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References

  1. "Estoril Praia 1-1 Desp. Aves". Foradejogo. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Grosso". SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 9 March 2019.