António Pacheco (footballer, born 1966)

António Manuel Pacheco Domingos (born 1 December 1966), known as Pacheco, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left winger.

Not to be confused with Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti.
For other people named Antonio Pacheco, see Antonio Pacheco (disambiguation).
António Pacheco
Personal information
Full name António Manuel Pacheco Domingos
Date of birth (1966-12-01) 1 December 1966
Place of birth Portimão, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1979–1980 Torralta
1980–1981 Portimonense
1981–1985 Torralta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Torralta
1986–1987 Portimonense 23 (0)
1987–1993 Benfica 162 (30)
1993–1995 Sporting CP 22 (2)
1995–1996 Belenenses 6 (0)
1996–1998 Reggiana 14 (1)
1998 Santa Clara 8 (0)
1999 Atlético 16 (5)
1999–2000 Estoril 27 (4)
2000–2001 Atlético 8 (0)
Total 286 (42)
International career
1985 Portugal U18 3 (0)
1986–1987 Portugal U21 9 (4)
1989–1991 Portugal 6 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Atlético
2004–2005 Portimonense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Portimão, Algarve, Pacheco started playing with local G.D. Torralta and Portimonense SC, making his debut in the Primeira Liga with the latter in the 1986–87 season. Subsequently, aged just 20, he signed with S.L. Benfica, going on to remain with the club for the next six years and help to the conquest of four major titles.[1][2]

Pacheco contributed five goals in 26 matches in the 1988–89 campaign, as the Lisbon side won the national championship. He was also in the starting XI when they lost two European Cup finals in three years, in 1988 and 1990.[3]

Pacheco signed with neighbouring Sporting CP in summer 1993, alongside teammate Paulo Sousa.[4] From there onwards, however, he received little continuity due to injuries, and totalled only 50 league appearances in five years, also representing C.F. Os Belenenses, A.C. Reggiana 1919 and C.D. Santa Clara; he retired in 2001 at the age of 34, after three seasons in the lower leagues.

In 1996, Pacheco went on trial with Premier League side Sunderland, but was not offered a permanent contract.[5] He amassed Portuguese top-division totals of 213 games and 32 goals, over one decade.

International career

Pacheco earned six caps for Portugal in two years, all as a Benfica player. His first appearance came on 15 February 1989, as he came on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Belgium for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6]

Honours

Benfica

Sporting CP

References
  1. Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Figueiredo, João Tiago (8 February 2018). "Portimonense-Benfica: "Ligaram-me da Luz para a praia: 'queres vir?'"" [Portimonense-Benfica: "I got a call from the Luz to the beach: 'do you want to come?'"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Alves, Armando (7 June 2020). "António Pacheco antevê "Benfica com medo" em Portimão" [António Pacheco thinks "Benfica will be scared" in Portimão]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. M. Ross, James. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. "Quando Sousa Cintra levou Paulo Sousa e Pacheco" [When Sousa Cintra took Paulo Sousa and Pacheco]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. "Reid is keen on Stelea". Sunderland Echo. 15 July 1996. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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