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Petit with Boavista in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Armando Gonçalves Teixeira
Date of birth	(1976-09-25) 25 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rio Ave (manager)
Youth career
1986–1987	Bom Pastor
1987–1995	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Esposende	26	(1)
1996–1997	Gondomar	13	(2)
1997–1998	União Lamas	31	(3)
1998–1999	Esposende	30	(3)
1999–2000	Gil Vicente	30	(4)
2000–2002	Boavista	51	(7)
2002–2008	Benfica	148	(12)
2008–2012	1. FC Köln	87	(5)
2012–2013	Boavista	8	(2)
Total		424	(39)
International career
2001–2008	Portugal	57	(4)
Managerial career
2012–2015	Boavista
2015–2017	Tondela
2017	Moreirense
2017–2018	Paços Ferreira
2018	Moreirense
2018–2019	Marítimo
2020–2021	B-SAD
2021–2023	Boavista
2024	Cuiabá
2024–	Rio Ave
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2004 Portugal UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 1996 Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾˈmɐ̃du ɣõˈsalvɨʃ tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]; born 25 September 1976), known as Petit, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.

He received the moniker Petit because of his small frame, and also because he was born in France. He also became known as Pitbull by supporters because of his fierce approach, in addition to a powerful outside shot.

After helping Boavista win their first and only Primeira Liga championship, he went on to amass more than 200 official appearances for Benfica, winning another three major titles. He also spent several seasons in Germany with 1. FC Köln, but his later years were marred by injury problems.

A Portugal international during the 2000s, Petit represented the nation in two World Cups – finishing fourth in the 2006 edition – and as many European Championships. He started working as a manager in 2012, with Boavista, and led five other top-flight teams.

Club career

Early years and Boavista

Petit was born to Portuguese parents in Strasbourg, France, and moved to his parents' motherland at the age of two, settling in the Bom Pastor area of Paranhos in Porto. After four years with modest clubs, he first established himself at the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente where he was a key player, helping the Barcelos team to their best-ever first division finish (fifth, narrowly missing out on qualification for the UEFA Cup).

Petit left for Boavista after one season, being instrumental in the side's only league conquest and going on to have his first experience in the UEFA Champions League. He made his debut in the latter competition on 11 September 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 group stage away draw against Liverpool.

Benfica

In July 2002, Petit moved to Benfica on a five-year deal for €3 million, with Boavista retaining half of his economic rights. He became an instant first choice, and in his third year, he scored twice in 29 games as the club ended an 11-year drought and won the national championship.

In June 2005, immediately after winning the league, Petit extended his contract until 2010. He scored his only European goals in 2006–07 as the team reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup; the goals came in wins at the Estádio da Luz over Austria Wien (Champions League third qualifying round) and Paris Saint-Germain (quarter-final second leg).

FC Köln

On 30 July 2008, Petit signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted 1. FC Köln from Germany, with the option of a third; Benfica retained first choice were he to return to his homeland, and would receive €3 million if he chose another Portuguese team. He netted his first goal with his new club on 7 August, against SV Niederauerbach in the first round of the domestic cup. On 1 November, he scored his first in the Bundesliga, a 90th-minute effort against VfB Stuttgart in a 3–1 victory, ending his debut season with 31 matches out of 34 as the team easily retained their status.

The 35-year-old Petit missed the entire 2011–12 due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and Köln were also relegated. In August 2012, he returned to Boavista, with the club now in the third division.

International career

Petit made his debut for Portugal on 2 June 2001, in a 1–1 draw against Republic of Ireland in Dublin for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He played for the nation in the finals, and was also a member of the team that reached the final at UEFA Euro 2004, held on home soil.

Petit scored from two long free kicks in a 7–1 home drubbing of Russia in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, going on to be selected for the final stages in Germany where he netted an own goal in the 61st minute of the third place playoff against the hosts, becoming the fourth player in the tournament to score in that fashion.

Prior to the start of Euro 2008, Petit announced that he would retire from international football at 31. In total, he won 57 caps and scored four goals.

Coaching career

Boavista

In October 2012, Petit was appointed player-coach of Boavista, becoming the full-time manager in the following season. The club returned to the top flight for administrative reasons in 2014, and on his professional managerial debut he lost 1–0 at home to Benfica on 24 August.

On 28 November 2015, Petit left the hotseat at the Estádio do Bessa for personal motives.

Tondela

Eleven days after leaving Boavista, Petit was appointed at Tondela for their first top-division campaign. He was the last of three coaches in charge, as the team avoided relegation in the last matchday.

Subsequently, Petit signed a new deal to last until 2018, but left on 8 January 2017 after a 1–2 home loss to Arouca.

Four appointments in two years

In March 2017, Petit was hired at Moreirense with the goal of keeping them in the main division, and left two months later by mutual consent when that was achieved. On 23 October, Paços de Ferreira hired him in an attempt to preserve their place in the top tier, and he left by his own accord the following January.

Petit returned to Moreirense in February 2018 as their third manager of the season, and left again after keeping them up. He was appointed manager of Marítimo on 27 November, on a contract lasting until the end of the campaign. He left the Madeiran club at its conclusion, as it did not exercise the option of another year.

B-SAD

On 15 January 2020, Petit was hired by his sixth Portuguese top-division side, becoming the third coach of B-SAD's campaign as they were one point above the relegation zone. He reached the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal in his one complete season, being eliminated 3–0 at Benfica. On 19 October 2021, having needed a goal in the last minute of extra time to defeat minnows Berço in the cup, he resigned with eight months of his contract remaining; the team had earned four points and no wins in the first eight games of the league campaign.

Return to Boavista

Petit returned to Boavista on 2 December 2021, on a deal until 2023. Two weeks later, he took the club to the Taça da Liga semi-finals for the first time following a 5–1 home rout of Braga; on 5 February, his contract was extended for another year.

At the end of a 1–1 home draw with Marítimo on 9 October 2022, Petit was sent off for insults towards the refereeing team and fined €1,632. He was suspended for the following game, a 1–0 loss in the third round of the cup away to fourth-tier Machico.

Petit resigned on 11 December 2023, following a 3–1 league loss at Estrela da Amadora that was his side's fifth in a row; it was accepted the following day.

Cuiabá

On 1 May 2024, Petit took over as coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cuiabá. On 27 August, following a 5–0 loss to Palmeiras as part of an eight-match winless run, he resigned.

Career statistics

Club

Sources:

International

Source:

International goals

Petit: International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	6–1	7–1	2006 World Cup qualification
2	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	7–1	7–1	2006 World Cup qualification
3	12 November 2005	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	Croatia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	27 May 2006	Complexo Desportivo, Évora, Portugal	Cape Verde	3–1	4–1	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 August 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Boavista		8 October 2012	28 November 2015	115	45	27	43	149	140	+9	039.13
Tondela		9 December 2015	9 January 2017	42	11	8	23	49	70	−21	026.19
Moreirense		20 March 2017	26 May 2017	8	3	3	2	9	8	+1	037.50
Paços de Ferreira		23 October 2017	8 January 2018	9	1	2	6	11	20	−9	011.11
Moreirense		14 February 2018	20 May 2018	12	4	1	7	11	17	−6	033.33
Marítimo		27 November 2018	4 June 2019	25	9	2	14	20	32	−12	036.00
B-SAD		15 January 2020	19 October 2021	66	18	22	26	55	78	−23	027.27
Boavista		30 November 2021	11 December 2023	78	25	26	27	103	121	−18	032.05
Cuiabá		1 May 2024	27 August 2024	24	7	8	9	30	30	+0	029.17
Total				379	123	99	157	437	516	−79	032.45

Honours

Player

Boavista

• Primeira Liga: 2000–01

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2004–05
• Taça de Portugal: 2003–04
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2005

Portugal

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2004

Individual

• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2001
• Portuguese Golden Ball: 2006

Manager

Boavista

• Primeira Liga Manager of the Month: August 2023

Orders

• Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)

References

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35. "Benfica vence Belenenses SAD por três a zero e segue em frente nas 'meias' da Taça de Portugal" [Benfica defeat Belenenses SAD by three goals to nil and advance to the 'semis' of the Portuguese Cup]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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43. "Comunicado da Boavista Futebol Clube, Futebol SAD e de Armando Teixeira" [Announcement by Boavista Futebol Clube, Futebol SAD and Armando Teixeira] (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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61. "Petit distinguido com o Prémio Vítor Oliveira – Treinador do Mês na Liga Portugal Betclic" [Petit distinguished with Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month in Liga Portugal Betclic] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
62. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.

External links

• Petit at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Petit manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Petit at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Petit national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Petit at National-Football-Teams.com
• Petit – FIFA competition record (archived)

Portugal squads

v t e Portugal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Baía 2 J. Costa 3 Xavier 4 Caneira 5 Couto (c) 6 P. Sousa 7 Figo 8 J. Pinto 9 Pauleta 10 R. Costa 11 Conceição 12 Viana 13 Andrade 14 Barbosa 15 Nélson 16 Ricardo 17 Bento 18 Frechaut 19 Capucho 20 Petit 21 N. Gomes 22 Beto 23 R. Jorge Coach: Oliveira v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 runners-up 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 R. Jorge 4 Andrade 5 Couto (c) 6 Costinha 7 Figo 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 R. Costa 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Beto 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Moreira 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Caneira 4 R. Costa 5 Meira 6 Costinha 7 Figo (c) 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 Viana 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Boa Morte 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Santos 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Alves 4 Bosingwa 5 Meira 6 Meireles 7 Ronaldo 8 Petit 9 H. Almeida 10 Moutinho 11 Simão 12 Nuno 13 Miguel 14 J. Ribeiro 15 Pepe 16 R. Carvalho 17 Quaresma 18 Veloso 19 Nani 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes (c) 22 Patrício 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari

• 1976 births
• Living people
• Portuguese men's footballers
• Footballers from Porto
• Footballers from Strasbourg
• Men's association football midfielders
• Primeira Liga players
• Liga Portugal 2 players
• Segunda Divisão players
• A.D. Esposende players
• Gondomar S.C. players
• C.F. União de Lamas players
• Gil Vicente F.C. players
• Boavista F.C. players
• S.L. Benfica footballers
• Bundesliga players
• 1. FC Köln players
• Portugal men's international footballers
• 2002 FIFA World Cup players
• UEFA Euro 2004 players
• 2006 FIFA World Cup players
• UEFA Euro 2008 players
• Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
• Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
• Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
• Portuguese football managers
• Primeira Liga managers
• Boavista F.C. managers
• C.D. Tondela managers
• Moreirense F.C. managers
• F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers
• C.S. Marítimo managers
• B-SAD managers
• Rio Ave F.C. managers
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
• Cuiabá Esporte Clube managers
• Portuguese expatriate football managers
• Expatriate football managers in Brazil
• Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil