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Portuguese footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Grosso and the second or paternal family name is Pacheco.
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

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.

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.

References

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

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