Pedro Venâncio
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Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio (born 21 November 1963 in Setúbal
) is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a central defender.
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Venâncio won 21 caps
for Portugal
during six years, but was not selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
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Setúbal
Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....
) is a retired Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
During his career, Venâncio represented two clubs in the Portuguese first division: Sporting Clube de Portugal and Boavista FC, amassing more than 250 official appearances for the former, albeit without no silverware won during his ten-year spell. He retired at only 30, in a career downed with constant injuries; during his stint at Sporting, he formed a pair of youth graduate stoppers, alongside António MoratoAntónio Morato
António Maurício Farinha Henriques Morato is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:...
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Venâncio won 21 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
during six years, but was not selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
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