Pedroto

José Maria Pedroto

Personal information
Full name	José Maria Carvalho Pedroto
Date of birth	(1928-10-21)21 October 1928
Place of birth	Lamego, Portugal
Date of death	8 January 1985(1985-01-08) (aged 56)
Place of death	Porto, Portugal
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1944–1945	Pedras Rubras
1945–1948	Leixões
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	Lusitano	25	(12)
1950–1952	Belenenses	50	(14)
1952–1960	Porto	152	(31)
National team
1952–1957	Portugal	17	(0)
Teams managed
1962–1964	Académica
1964–1965	Leixões
1965–1966	Varzim
1966–1969	Porto
1969–1974	Vitória Setúbal
1974–1976	Boavista
1974–1977	Portugal
1976–1980	Porto
1981–1982	Vitória Guimarães
1982–1984	Porto
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Maria Carvalho Pedroto, OIH (21 October 1928 – 8 January 1985), was a Portuguese footballer and coach.

Pedroto was born in Almacave, Lamego, Portugal. A right midfielder, he played for Leixões SC, Lusitano, Belenenses and FC Porto. He was capped 17 times for Portugal, 1 with Belenenses and 16 with FC Porto. His first game was on April 20, 1954, a 3–0 loss to France, in a friendly match, and his last game, on December 22, 1957, a 3–0 loss to the Italy, in Milan, in a World Cup qualifying match.

His career continued in style in Académica Coimbra, where he was replaced by Mário Wilson, Varzim SC (after being sacked by Leixões), and in 1969 he had his first stint with Porto, winning a domestic cup. After that, he went to Vitória Setúbal.

Four years later, in 1974 Pedroto joined Porto side Boavista FC, winning two cups and reaching a second place in the league. In 1978, he returned to Porto, which had been in a 19-year title drought.

As of the 2015-16 season, Pedroto is the all-time leader in wins, by a manager, in the Portuguese League with 326.

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