Pedro Miguel Braço Forte Russiano (born 19 November 1984), simply known as Pedro Russiano is a Portuguese former footballer and current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel Braço Forte Russiano | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Montijo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Benfica | ||
| 1998–2001 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Porto B | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Académica | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Académica B | 20 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Olivais Moscavide | 22 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Vitória Setúbal | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Setúbal B | 20 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Gela | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Gloria Buzău | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Al-Riffa | – | (–) |
| 2011–2013 | Louletano | 20 | (2) |
| Total | 101 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Amora | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editRussiano played in the Benfica youth team with Ruben Amorim and Bruno Simão.[1]
Russiano was part of the Vitória Setúbal side who reached the 2005–06 Taça de Portugal.[2]
After several unsuccessful seasons playing in Portugal, Russiano left for Italian club Gela.[3] He would remain with the Italian side for one season, making only five appearances.[4] Following his departure from Gela, Russiano would have spells at Romanian side Gloria Buzău and Bahraini club Al-Riffa, before moving back to Portugal to play for Louletano.
References
edit- ^ "The story of Ruben Amorim: Man Utd's new manager branded the 'second Special One'". BBC Sport. 2 November 2024.
- ^ "FC Porto 1-0 V. Setúbal". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA 09 Agosto 2007". Gela Calcio (in Italian). 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "RUSSIANO PEDRO MIGUEL FONTE". TuttoCalciatori (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2013.
External links
edit- Pedro Russiano at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Russiano at Soccerway
- Pedro Russiano national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
