Portuguese footballer

Pedro Alexandre Marques Caldas Xavier (born 26 January 1962 in Lourenço Marques) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

Contents

• 1 Football career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Football career

An unsuccessful Sporting CP youth graduate, Xavier went on to represent, in his country, G.D. Estoril Praia, Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Campomaiorense, F.C. Barreirense and C.D. Olivais e Moscavide. He played ten seasons in the Primeira Liga, am*ing totals of 224 matches and 48 goals.

Aged 33, Xavier moved abroad, playing three years in Hong Kong for South China AA before retiring from professional football. After the 1986 FIFA World Cup – almost the entire squad renounced the national team due to the Saltillo Affair – he won the better part of his four caps for Portugal.

Personal life

Xavier's twin brother, Carlos, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he played several seasons with Sporting's first team.

References

External links

• Pedro Xavier at ForaDeJogo
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• Pedro Xavier at National-Football-Teams.com
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football