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{{Short description|Portuguese footballer and coach (1928–1985)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Maria Pedroto
| image =
| fullname = José Maria Carvalho Pedroto
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|10|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Almacave, Portugal
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|1|7|1928|10|21|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Porto]], Portugal
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1944–1945 | youthclubs1 = [[F.C. Pedras Rubras|Pedras Rubras]]
| youthyears2 = 1945–1948 | youthclubs2 = [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]]
| years1 = 1948–1950 | clubs1 = [[Lusitano F.C. (Portugal)|Lusitano]] | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 12
| years2 = 1950–1952 | clubs2 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 14
| years3 = 1952–1960 | clubs3 = [[FC Porto|Porto]] | caps3 = 152 | goals3 = 31
| totalcaps = 227 | totalgoals = 57
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1957 | nationalteam1 = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1962–1964 | managerclubs1 = [[Académica de Coimbra (football)|Académica]]
| manageryears2 = 1964–1965 | managerclubs2 = [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]]
| manageryears3 = 1965–1966 | managerclubs3 = [[Varzim S.C.|Varzim]]
| manageryears4 = 1966–1969 | managerclubs4 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears5 = 1969–1974 | managerclubs5 = [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]]
| manageryears6 = 1974–1976 | managerclubs6 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
| manageryears7 = 1974–1976 | managerclubs7 = [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
| manageryears8 = 1976–1980 | managerclubs8 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears9 = 1980–1982 | managerclubs9 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]]
| manageryears10 = 1982–1984 | managerclubs10 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
}}
'''José Maria Carvalho Pedroto''', <small>[[Order of Infante D. Henrique|OIH]]</small> (21 October 1928 – 7 January 1985) was a Portuguese [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

He amassed [[Primeira Liga]] totals of 227 matches and 57 goals over 11 seasons, at the service of [[Lusitano F.C. (Portugal)|Lusitano]], [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] and [[FC Porto|Porto]].

After retiring, Pedroto embarked in a coaching career which lasted 22 years (always in the [[Portuguese football league system|Portuguese top division]]), going on to become one of Porto's most successful managers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/fc-porto/interior/a-carreira-de-pedroto-em-cinco-flashes-1463960.html|title=A carreira de Pedroto em cinco "flashes"|trans-title=Pedroto's career in five flashes|newspaper=[[Diário de Notícias]]|language=pt|date=7 January 2010|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Club===
Born in the village of Almacave in [[Lamego]], [[Viseu District]], Pedroto began his senior career with [[Lusitano F.C. (Portugal)|Lusitano F.C.]] in [[Vila Real de Santo António]], to where he had been relocated to perform his [[military service]].<ref name=Genius>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/pedroto-o-genial|title=Pedroto, o genial|trans-title=Pedroto, the genius|newspaper=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=5 January 2006|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desportomatosinhos.pt/memorias-e-formacao/|title=Memórias e formação|trans-title=Memories and development|publisher=Desporto Matosinhos|language=pt|date=11 March 2015|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In February 1950, he scored two of his 12 goals for [[1949–50 Primeira Divisão|the season]] in home wins against [[FC Porto]] (3–1) and [[Sporting CP]] (2–0), as the [[Primeira Liga]] title was eventually awarded to [[S.L. Benfica]].

In 1950, the 21-year-old Pedroto signed with [[Lisbon]]-based [[C.F. Os Belenenses]] after being offered a position in the [[Navy Ministry (Portugal)|Navy Ministry]]. He joined Porto two years later, for 335.000 [[escudo]]s.<ref name=Genius/>

Pedroto won the national championship twice during his spell at the [[Estádio das Antas]], under [[Dorival Yustrich]] and [[Béla Guttmann]]. He retired at the age of 31, being immediately named his last club's [[FC Porto Juniors|junior coach]].<ref name=Genius/>

===International===
Over five years, Pedroto won 17 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref name=Genius/> He made his debut on 20 April 1952, in a 3–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] loss to [[France national football team|France]].

==Coaching career==
While still a player, at the age of 25, Pedroto took a coaching course given by [[Cândido de Oliveira]]. Six years later, he became the first Portuguese coach with a specialisation taken at the [[French Football Federation]].<ref name=Conflict>{{cite news|url=http://www.publico.pt/temas/jornal/o-mestre-da-tactica-e-do-conflito-18544041|title=O mestre da táctica e do conflito|trans-title=The master of tactics and conflict|newspaper=[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]|first=Bruno|last=Prata|language=pt|date=9 January 2010|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> After starting his career with [[FC Porto Juniors|Porto juniors]], he was appointed field coach for the [[Portugal national under-18 football team|Portugal under-18 team]] by manager David Sequerra as they won the [[1961 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|1961 UEFA European Championship]], the country's first international title.<ref name=FPF>{{cite news|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/fpf-vai-homenagear-os-campeoes-europeus-de-juniores-de-1961?ref=Mais%20Sobre_BlocoMaisSobre|title=FPF vai homenagear os campeões europeus de juniores de 1961|trans-title=PFF will honour the 1961 European youth champions|newspaper=[[Correio da Manhã (Portugal)|Correio da Manhã]]|language=pt|date=23 May 2011|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>

In 1962, Pedroto took charge of [[Académica de Coimbra (football)|Académica de Coimbra]]. He then spent one season apiece with [[Leixões S.C.]] and [[Varzim S.C.|Varzim SC]], being dismissed by the former midway through [[1964–65 Primeira Divisão|1964–65]] which marked the only occasion in his career where he was relieved of his duties; subsequently, he returned to Porto as an assistant.<ref name=Genius/>

Over three top-tier campaigns, Pedroto led Porto to the third place twice and the second in [[1968–69 Primeira Divisão|1968–69]], winning the [[Taça de Portugal]] in [[1967–68 Taça de Portugal|1968]], He left, however, for [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]], who would finish a best-ever league runners-up in [[1971–72 Primeira Divisão|1971–72]] and twice reach the quarter-finals of the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] while he was in charge, notably ousting [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the second round of the [[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1969–70 edition of the latter tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ionline.sapo.pt/2019/06/12/v-setubal-num-tempo-em-que-a-europa-vinha-tremer-de-medo-nas-margens-do-sado/|title=V. Setúbal. Num tempo em que a Europa vinha tremer de medo nas margens do Sado|trans-title=V. Setúbal. A time when Europe shivered with fear on the banks of the Sado|newspaper=[[i (Portuguese newspaper)|i]]|first=Afonso|last=De Melo|language=pt|date=12 June 2019|access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref><ref name=Genius/>

Starting in 1974 and during two years, Pedroto coached both [[Boavista F.C.]] and the Portugal national team. He won the domestic cup always during his tenure at the former, also finishing in second position in the league in the [[1975–76 Primeira Divisão|1975–76 season]].<ref name=Genius/> With the latter, he did not manage to [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|qualify]] for [[UEFA Euro 1976]] in spite of only losing one match in Group 1.<ref name=Joe>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/trinta-anos-de-eternidade-923739|title=Trinta anos de eternidade|trans-title=Thirty years of eternity|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=6 January 2015|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>

Pedroto returned to Porto ahead of [[1976–77 Primeira Divisão|1976–77]], ending a 19-year drought [[1977–78 Primeira Divisão|the following campaign]] by winning the championship and repeating the feat [[1978–79 Primeira Divisão|the next season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/1978---fc-porto-quebra-jejum-de-19-anos-8728693.html|title=1978 – FC Porto quebra jejum de 19 anos|trans-title=1978 – FC Porto end 19-year-old fast|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|first=Nuno|last=Fernandes|language=pt|date=26 August 2017|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=Character>{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2015/01/07/pinto-da-costa-pedroto-era-homem-de-grande-carater-e-grandes-causas/|title=Pinto da Costa: Pedroto era "homem de grande caráter e grandes causas"|trans-title=Pinto da Costa: Pedroto was "a man of great character and great causes"|newspaper=[[Observador]]|language=pt|date=7 January 2015|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> He was, however, fired in the summer of 1980 after a run-in with president Américo de Sá.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/efemeride/rubrica/o-dia-em-que-pedroto-foi-banido-do-fc-porto|title=O dia em que Pedroto foi banido do FC Porto|trans-title=The day Pedroto was banned from FC Porto|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Sara|last=Marques|language=pt|date=19 May 2014|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> He arguably set the foundations for the club's [[UEFA|European]] exploits in the mid-to-late 1980s.<ref name=Death>{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira_liga/artigo/2015/01/07/jos-maria-pedroto-faleceu-h-30-anos|title=Há trinta anos morria o pai do "portismo moderno"|trans-title=Thirty years ago the father of "modern portismo" died|publisher=[[SAPO (company)|SAPO]]|first=Eduardo|last=Santiago|language=pt|date=7 January 2015|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref>

For several decades, Pedroto was the manager with the most wins in the Portuguese top flight with 326. His sides excelled in [[ball possession]] and attacking football,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/2019/10/23/porto/jose-neto-com-var-o-fc-porto-teria-ganho-a-final-da-taca-das-tacas/noticia/169149/|title=José Neto: "Com VAR o FC Porto teria ganho a final da Taça das Taças"|trans-title=José Neto: "FC Porto would have won the Cup Winners' Cup final with VAR"|publisher=[[Rádio Renascença]]|first=Pedro|last=Azevedo|language=pt|date=23 October 2019|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> and he was also one of the first managers to introduce a [[team physician]]; he was accused by fellow coach [[Mário Wilson]] of being a "master of conflict" and for having attitudes that "bordered on racism", with the pair being often involved in wars of words.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/memoria/jose-maria-pedroto/diz-me-como-jogas-e-te-direi-como-deves-treinar|title="Diz-me como jogas e te direi como deves treinar"|trans-title=Tell me how you play and I shall tell you how to train|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Germano|last=Almeida|language=pt|date=7 January 2015|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/guerras-de-treinadores-que-marcaram-o-futebol-portugues-9032810.html|title=Guerras de treinadores que marcaram o futebol português|trans-title=Coaching wars that marked Portuguese football|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|first=Carlos|last=Nogueira|language=pt|date=9 January 2018|access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref><ref name=Conflict/> His 322 games in charge of Porto remained a record until surpassed by [[Sérgio Conceição]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/fc-porto/detalhe/conceicao-e-o-treinador-com-mais-jogos-pelo-fc-porto-trocava-esse-recorde-pela-vitoria-no-campeonato|title=Conceição é o treinador com mais jogos pelo FC Porto: "Trocava esse recorde pela vitória no campeonato"|trans-title=Conceição is the manager with most games for FC Porto: "I would swap that record for a championship win"|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=8 May 2023|access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Pedroto was affectionately known as "Zé do Boné" (Cap Joe), due to his habit of wearing a flat tweed cap all the time.<ref name=Joe/> He was an avid fisher and reader, who also took an interest in the [[occult]].<ref name=Genius/>

Pedroto died from cancer on 7 January 1985 in [[Porto]] at the age of 56.<ref name=Death/>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Porto'''
*[[Primeira Liga]]: [[1955–56 Primeira Divisão|1955–56]], [[1958–59 Primeira Divisão|1958–59]]<ref name=Genius/>
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: [[1956 Taça de Portugal final|1955–56]], [[1958 Taça de Portugal final|1957–58]]

===Manager===
'''Boavista'''
*Taça de Portugal: [[1975 Taça de Portugal final|1974–75]], [[1976 Taça de Portugal final|1975–76]]<ref name=Genius/>

'''Porto'''
*Primeira Liga: [[1977–78 Primeira Divisão|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Primeira Divisão|1978–79]]<ref name=Character/>
*Taça de Portugal: [[1967–68 Taça de Portugal|1967–68]], [[1977 Taça de Portugal final|1976–77]], [[1984 Taça de Portugal final|1983–84]]
*[[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[1983 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|1983]]

'''Portugal'''
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship|UEFA European Under-18 Championship]]: [[1961 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|1961]]<ref name=FPF/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
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*{{EU-Football.info|16259}}

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