Grosso | |
Fullname: | Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1986 |
Birth Place: | Santo Tirso, Portugal |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1995–2004 |
Youthclubs1: | Desportivo Aves |
Youthyears2: | 2004–2005 |
Youthclubs2: | Académica de Coimbra |
Years1: | 2005−2015 |
Caps1: | 144 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2006−2007 |
Clubs2: | → Leça (loan) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pedro Manuel Grosso Pacheco (born 11 June 1986), known as Grosso, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.
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.[1]
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.[2]