Pedrinha

Pedrinha

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Ricardo Marques Pereira Monteiro
Date of birth	(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 39)
Place of birth	Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Feira Nova
1994–1996	Penafiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Penafiel	110	(4)
2001–2010	Paços Ferreira	215	(15)
2010	Chernomorets	21	(4)
2011–2013	Penafiel	31	(0)
Total		377	(23)
National team
1999	Portugal U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Pedro Ricardo Marques Pereira Monteiro (born 3 May 1978), known as Pedrinha, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 184 games and 11 goals over the course of eight seasons, all with Paços de Ferreira.

Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto, Pedrinha grew up through the ranks of F.C. Penafiel and made his debuts as a senior in the second division, switching in 2001 to F.C. Paços de Ferreira and making his first Primeira Liga appearance on 12 August of that year, against C.F. Os Belenenses. He was an automatic first-choice for his new club, enduring relegation at the end of the 2003–04 season and being promoted immediately after.

On 22 April 2009, Pedrinha scored twice – both from penalty kicks – in a 3–2 win at C.D. Nacional for the second leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup (5–4 aggregate success). During his career at Paços and two seasons at Penafiel he partnered, in central midfield, Paulo Sousa.

On 26 January 2010, Bulgarian side PSFC Chernomorets Burgas signed Pedrinha to a two-year deal worth €180,000."I hope he will lead the team into the heavy battles in the second half of the season", club manager Krassimir Balakov said upon his arrival. He made his début two days later, in a 3–0 friendly win against PFC Nesebar.

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