Edgar Pacheco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Benfica | 48 | (6) |
| 1997 | → Alverca (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 1998 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2007 | Málaga | 202 | (20) |
| 2003 | → Getafe (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Boavista | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alki Larnaca | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (29) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Portugal U21 | 25 | (3) |
| 1998 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco (born 7 August 1977), known simply as Edgar, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
After making his professional debuts with Benfica at the age of 18 he appeared irregularly for the club, and spent most of his later career in Spain, almost exclusively in representation of Málaga.
Born in Luanda, Angola, Edgar was a product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, making his debut with the first team at only 18 by playing 45 minutes in a 1–0 away win against F.C. Tirsense on 26 August 1995, and finishing his first season with 21 appearances and two goals. He was regularly used during his spell, but mainly from the bench, and also served a six-month loan at F.C. Alverca who acted as the feeder club, in the second division.
In the 1998 summer, Edgar was bought by Real Madrid, but never represented the La Liga club. He went on to spend the following eight years in the country, almost exclusively with Málaga CF; in the 2002–03 campaign he played for four months with Getafe CF on loan, in the second level.
With the Andalusians, Edgar was a heavily used attacking weapon: having partnered countrymen Duda and Litos for four and five seasons respectively, he eventually appeared in 218 games across all competitions, helping the side to top flight promotion in his first year.
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