Pedro Martins (footballer) explained

Pedro Martins
Fullname:Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins
Birth Date:17 July 1970
Birth Place:Feira, Portugal
Height:1.78 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Al-Gharafa (manager)
Youthyears1:1983–1988
Youthclubs1:Feirense
Years1:1988–1994
Years2:1994–1995
Years3:1995–1998
Years4:1998–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2004
Clubs1:Feirense
Clubs2:Vitória Guimarães
Clubs3:Sporting CP
Clubs4:Boavista
Clubs5:Santa Clara
Clubs6:Alverca
Caps1:177
Caps2:31
Caps3:77
Caps4:7
Caps5:19
Caps6:47
Totalcaps:358
Goals1:18
Goals2:5
Goals3:2
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Totalgoals:25
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalyears2:1989
Nationalyears3:1997
Nationalteam1:Portugal U18
Nationalteam2:Portugal U21
Nationalteam3:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Manageryears1:2006–2007
Manageryears2:2007–2009
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Manageryears4:2010
Manageryears5:2010–2014
Manageryears6:2014–2016
Manageryears7:2016–2018
Manageryears8:2018–2022
Manageryears9:2022–
Managerclubs1:União Lamas
Managerclubs2:Lusitânia
Managerclubs3:Espinho
Managerclubs4:Marítimo B
Managerclubs5:Marítimo
Managerclubs6:Rio Ave
Managerclubs7:Vitória Guimarães
Managerclubs8:Olympiacos
Managerclubs9:Al-Gharafa

Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins (born 17 July 1970) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Qatari club Al-Gharafa SC.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 matches and nine goals over ten seasons, in representation of Feirense, Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP, Boavista, Santa Clara and Alverca. He added 126 games and eight goals in the Segunda Liga, in a sixteen-year professional career.

Martins started working as a manager in 2006, starting out at União de Lamas and going on to spend four years at Marítimo. He won three Super League Greece titles in charge of Olympiacos, and a double in 2019–20.

Playing career

Club

Born in Feira, Santa Maria da Feira, Martins started out at local C.D. Feirense, achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the 1988–89 season. He made his debut in the competition on 19 August 1989 at the age of 19, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.F. União; he began his career as an attacking midfielder.[1]

In 1994, Martins signed with Vitória de Guimarães. He scored a career-best five goals in his only season, helping to a fourth-place finish and the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Cup.[1]

Martins joined Sporting CP in summer 1995, alongside teammate and namesake Pedro Barbosa.[2] He was relatively used during his three-year tenure at the Estádio José Alvalade, making his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League on 27 August 1997 by featuring the last 18 minutes of the 3–0 home defeat of Beitar Jerusalem F.C. in the second qualifying round.

In the following four years, Martins continued to compete in Portuguese top division, with Boavista FC, C.D. Santa Clara and F.C. Alverca.[3] He retired at the age of 34 after his stint with the latter side, later having assistant manager spells at Vitória de Setúbal, FC Porto and C.F. Os Belenenses.[4]

International

Martins won one cap for Portugal, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Oceano in a 0–0 away draw with Northern Ireland for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on 29 March 1997.[5]

Coaching career

Early years and Marítimo

Martins' first job as a head coach was with C.F. União de Lamas in 2006, and he continued working in the third tier the following years, with Lusitânia F.C. and S.C. Espinho.[6] For a few months in 2010 he was at the helm of C.S. Marítimo's reserves in the same tier but, in September of that year, he was promoted to the first team in the top flight after the sacking of Mitchell van der Gaag.[7]

Martins led the Madeirans to the fifth position in the 2011–12 campaign, which earned them a place in the Europa League third qualifying round[8] and eventually the group stage.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] In April 2014, he announced he would leave his post on 30 June.[15]

Rio Ave and Vitória Guimarães

Subsequently, Martins was appointed at Rio Ave FC. He managed another Europa League qualification in 2015–16 after ranking sixth and, on 17 May 2016, announced he would not continue with the club.[16]

Martins signed a two-year contract with former side Vitória de Guimarães on 23 May 2016.[17] They finished the first season in fourth place and automatically qualified for the Europa League group phase after reaching and losing the final of the Taça de Portugal, to S.L. Benfica.[18] [19] On 18 February 2018, however, he decided to leave due to poor results.[20] [21]

Olympiacos

On 9 April 2018, Martins replaced the fired Óscar García at the helm of Olympiacos FC, signing a contract until June 2020.[22] In his second full season, he won the club's 45th Super League Greece title,[23] and renewed his deal until 2022.[24] On 12 September 2020, his side won the cup by a single goal against AEK Athens F.C. to secure a double.[25]

On 21 October 2020, after a 1–0 home win against Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League group stage, Martins won his 15th match with the Reds in all European competitions, surpassing the record previously held by Dušan Bajević.[26] The following 11 April, after a 3–1 victory over Panathinaikos FC, the team renewed their domestic supremacy.[27]

Martins committed himself to two more years at the Piraeus-based club on 27 January 2022.[28] On 4 May, his team won their third consecutive title with four games to spare, by winning 2–1 at second-placed PAOK FC.[29]

Martins was relieved of his duties on 1 August 2022, due to a poor streak culminating in a 0–4 home defeat to Maccabi Haifa F.C. which led to the Reds being knocked out of the Champions League's second qualifying round.[30] When he departed, he was the longest-serving manager in the history of Olympiacos in a single tenure, having been in charge for just under 52 months,[31] with Bajević standing at 40;[32] he also held the all-time record for games managed, with 221 to Bajević's 208, while finishing his tenure with 143 victories, just one shy of the Bosnian's.[30] [32]

Al-Gharafa

In November 2022, Martins signed as manager of Al-Gharafa SC in the Qatar Stars League.[33]

Personal life

Martins was the youngest of three boys. His father and one brother died in the mid-2000s from heart problems and he was prescribed medication to control his own condition. His father owned a garage and his mother had a general store; he set up his own gift shop at aged 18 with his girlfriend Lina, whom he married and had two children.[34]

In June 2006, Martins was held in prison by Spanish authorities for 35 days on suspicion of falsifying documents, before posting bail of €30,000. He had gone to Jerez de la Frontera to open a bank account on behalf of two business contacts.[35]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
União Lamas13 November 200619 March 2007
Lusitânia1 October 20072 June 2009
Espinho2 June 200918 January 2010
Marítimo B23 March 201014 September 2010
Marítimo14 September 201015 May 2014
Rio Ave22 May 201417 May 2016
Vitória Guimarães23 May 201618 February 2018
Olympiacos7 May 20181 August 2022[36]
Al-Gharafa5 November 2022Present[37]
Total

Honours

Player

Sporting CP

1995[38] [39]

Manager

Rio Ave

Vitória de Guimarães

Olympiacos

2019–20,[23] 2020–21,[40] 2021–22[29]

2019–20;[25] runner-up: 2020–21

Individual

2019–20, 2020–21[41]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pedro Martins. "Quando estávamos bem-dispostos, éramos fabulosos". Pedro Martins. "When we were in a good mood, we were fabulous". i. pt. 9 May 2014. 9 January 2018.
  2. News: Pedro Barbosa. Um golo para a história. Pedro Barbosa. A goal for history. i. pt. 20 February 2015. 10 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Alverca: Veríssimo e Pedro Martins lesionados. Alverca: Veríssimo and Pedro Martins injured. Mais Futebol. pt. 14 April 2002. 10 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Pedro Martins, um treinador apaixonado pela formação. Pedro Martins, a manager in love with academies. SAPO. pt. 13 August 2014. 10 April 2018.
  5. News: Irish suffering home discomforts. The Independent. Clive. White. 30 March 1997. 12 April 2018. live. subscription. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/irish-suffering-home-discomforts-1276016.html. 25 May 2022.
  6. News: Pedro Martins, o treinador que resistiu a tudo, até a Alberto João. Pedro Martins, the manager who withstood everything, even Alberto João. Público. Filipe. Escobar de Lima. pt. 3 April 2012. 10 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Pedro Martins: Vou treinar o Marítimo e a equipa B. Pedro Martins: I will coach Marítimo and the B team. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 15 September 2010. 10 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Marítimo estreia-se na Grécia para a Liga Europa. Marítimo make Europa League debut in Greece. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 1 August 2012. 10 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Marítimo deny Newcastle winning return. UEFA. 20 September 2012. 10 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Bacca inspires Club Brugge past Marítimo. UEFA. 4 October 2012. 10 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Marítimo and Bordeaux share spoils. UEFA. 25 October 2012. 10 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Bellion nudges Bordeaux past Marítimo. UEFA. 8 November 2012. 10 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Newcastle progress despite draw with Marítimo. UEFA. 22 November 2012. 10 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Marítimo clinch maiden win against Club Brugge. UEFA. 6 December 2012. 10 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Marítimo: Pedro Martins deixa clube no final da época. Marítimo: Pedro Martins leaves club at the end of the season. Mais Futebol. pt. 17 April 2014. 10 April 2018.
  16. News: Pedro Martins deixa comando técnico. Pedro Martins no longer in charge. Record. José. Morgado. pt. 17 May 2016. 10 April 2018.
  17. News: Pedro Martins em Guimarães para assinar por duas épocas. Pedro Martins in Guimarães to sign for two seasons. Jornal de Notícias. Vítor Jorge. Oliveira. pt. 17 May 2016. 10 April 2018.
  18. News: I Liga/Balanço: Vitória de Guimarães garante Europa, com melhor época da década. I League/Summary: Vitória de Guimarães confirm Europe, with best season of the decade. Diário de Notícias. pt. 22 May 2017. 10 April 2018.
  19. News: Benfica-V. Guimarães, 2–1. Record. pt. 28 May 2017. 10 April 2018.
  20. News: Pedro Martins deixa Vitória de Guimarães. Pedro Martins leaves Vitória de Guimarães. Diário de Notícias. pt. 18 February 2018. 10 April 2018.
  21. Web site: Pedro Martins demite-se do comando técnico do V. Guimarães. Pedro Martins quits from Vitória Guimarães. Sábado. pt. 18 February 2018. 16 April 2018.
  22. Web site: Pedro Martins signs deal to become next Olympiacos manager. Agona Sport. Shaun. Nicolaides. 9 April 2018. 10 April 2018.
  23. Web site: Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title. Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. 30 June 2020.
  24. News: Pedro Martins renova com o Olympiacos. Pedro Martins renews with Olympiacos. Público. pt. 7 May 2020. 12 October 2021.
  25. News: Pedro Martins oferece 18.ª dobradinha. Pedro Martins offers 18th double. Record. Francisco. Laranjeira. pt. 13 September 2020. 22 September 2020.
  26. Web site: Ολυμπιακός: Ο Μαρτίνς ξεπέρασε τον Μπάγεβιτς στην Ευρώπη. Olympiacos: Martins surpassed Bajević in Europe. News IT. el. 22 October 2020. 22 October 2020.
  27. Web site: Ολυμπιακός – Παναθηναϊκός 3–1: Με Χασάν 'σφράγισε' το 46ο πρωτάθλημα. Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–1: 46th championship "sealed" courtesy of Hassan. Sport 24. Nikos. Syriodis. el. 11 April 2021. 11 April 2021.
  28. Web site: OFICIAL: Pedro Martins renova pelo Olympiakos. OFFICIAL: Pedro Martins renews for Olympiakos. Mais Futebol. pt. 27 January 2022. 7 May 2022.
  29. News: Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, sagra-se tricampeão na Grécia. Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, are back-to-back-to-back champions in Greece. O Jogo. pt. 4 May 2022. 5 May 2022.
  30. Web site: Τέλος ο Μαρτίνς από τον Ολυμπιακό. End of the road for Martins at Olympiacos. Sport 24. Dimitrios. Christofidellis. el. 1 August 2022. 12 October 2022.
  31. Web site: Το μοιραίο λάθος του Πέδρο Μαρτίνς. Pedro Martins' fatal mistake. Protagon. el. 28 July 2022. 12 October 2022.
  32. Web site: Πέδρο Μαρτίνς: Γίνεται ο μακροβιότερος προπονητής, ξεπερνά Μπάγεβιτς!. Pedro Martins: He becomes the longest-serving manager, surpassing Bajevic!. Thrylos 24. Michalis. Machairas. el. 16 August 2021. 12 October 2022.
  33. News: Pedro Martins já trabalha no Al-Gharafa: "Chegar, ver e... treinar". Pedro Martins is already working at Al-Gharafa: "To come, to see and... to manage". O Jogo. pt. 7 November 2022. 26 December 2022.
  34. News: “Uma mulher ligou por engano ao Queiroz às duas da manhã: ‘Deixaste isto aqui’. O Queiroz foi ao quarto e viu vodka e mulheres”. "A woman called Queiroz by mistake at two in the morning: 'You left this here'. Queiroz went to the bedroom and saw vodka and women". Expresso. Alexandra. Simões de Abreu. pt. 11 January 2020. 20 May 2023.
  35. News: Fui completamente enganado. I was completely deceived. Correio da Manhã. pt. 22 July 2006. 20 May 2023.
  36. Web site: Pedro Martins. Sofa Score. 30 December 2019.
  37. Web site: Al-Gharafa SC: Matches. Soccerway. 31 August 2023.
  38. News: Os «Príncipes» de Octávio em 1994/95. Octávio's "Princes" in 1994/95. Record. pt. 31 January 2001. 28 December 2022.
  39. Web site: Uma vez para ver, outras sete para ganhar. Once to see, seven others to win. Sporting CP. pt. 7 August 2015. 28 December 2022.
  40. News: Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, revalida título de campeão na Grécia. Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, renew champions title in Greece. O Jogo. pt. 11 April 2021. 12 April 2021.
  41. News: Pedro Martins eleito treinador do ano na Grécia. Pedro Martins voted coach of the year in Greece. Record. pt. 14 December 2021. 14 December 2021.
  42. Web site: Expo Stars League 2023–2024: Best of the Months (October & November, 2023). Qatar Stars League. 12 December 2023. 12 December 2023.