Celestino (footballer)

Pedro Celestino
Personal information
Full name Pedro Celestino Silva Soares[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Tarrafal, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2003 Amora
2003–2006 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Olivais Moscavide (loan) 19 (3)
2007–2008 → Estoril (loan) 15 (3)
2008–2009 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 36 (2)
2009–2011 Belenenses 53 (5)
2011–2013 CFR Cluj 12 (1)
2013–2015 Olhanense 56 (5)
2015–2016 Atlético 41 (2)
2017–2018 Enosis Neon 18 (0)
2019 Farul Constanța 17 (3)
2019–2020 Fabril 21 (3)
2020 Pinhalnovense 5 (1)
Total 293 (28)
International career
2006–2007 Portugal U20 11 (2)
2007–2009 Portugal U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Celestino Silva Soares (born 2 January 1987), known as Celestino, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He also held a Portuguese passport, due to the many years spent in the country.

Club career

Born in Tarrafal, Celestino spent six years at Sporting CP (formative years included), but never appeared officially for the first team. He spent his first season as a professional with C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, on loan, being relegated from the Segunda Liga.[2]

For 2007–08, also on loan, Celestino joined G.D. Estoril Praia[3][2] but, in January 2008, still owned by Sporting, he moved to another side in the Lisbon Region, C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[4] He made his competitive debut on the 20th, starting in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Braga in the Taça de Portugal,[5] and played his first Primeira Liga match the following week, featuring the second half of the 1–1 draw at Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[6]

Celestino suffered top-flight relegation with Estrela the following campaign, due to irregularities.[7] He met the same fate with his following club, C.F. Os Belenenses, but only due to sporting factors this time.[8]

On 16 August 2011, Celestino signed a three-year contract with CFR Cluj in Romania.[9] He returned to Portugal subsequently, going on to represent S.C. Olhanense[10] and Atlético Clube de Portugal.[11]

On 7 February 2019, Celestino agreed to a deal at FC Farul Constanța, moving to the Liga II side alongside his compatriots João Diogo and Diogo Rosado.[12]

International career

Celestino earned seven caps for the Portugal under-21 team. His debut occurred on 16 October 2007, as he played the entire 2–1 away victory over Montenegro in the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers and provided the assist for Tiago Targino's winning goal.[13]

Honours

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Celestino" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Celestino canarinho até final da época" [Celestino a canary until the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Fátima a atravessar um momento menos bom empatou no Estoril" [Fátima on a not-so-good streak drew at Estoril]. O Mirante (in Portuguese). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Celestino: "Espero um dia voltar ao Sporting"" [Celestino: "I hope to return to Sporting one day"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Taça – E. da Amadora vence Sp. de Braga" [Cup – E. da Amadora beat Sp. de Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Naufrágio no minuto 90" [90th-minute shipwreck]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 January 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ Almeida, Isaura (11 July 2020). "O Estrela da Amadora está de volta" [Estrela da Amadora is back]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ Figueiredo, João Tiago (26 April 2010). "V. Guimarães-Belenenses, 2–0 (crónica)" [V. Guimarães-Belenenses, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Pedro Celestino este începând de astăzi jucătorul CFR-ului!" [Pedro Celestino is a CFR player as of today!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Olhanense anuncia médio do Livorno" [Olhanense announce Livorno midfielder] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Ac. Viseu-Atlético, 0–1: Djikiné dá triunfo aos alcantarenses" [Ac. Viseu-Atlético, 0–1: Djikiné gives win to men from Alcântara]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  12. ^ Anghel, Marius (7 February 2019). "Primele "lovituri" din cariera de patron a lui Ciprian Marica! Trei jucători "peste medie" vin la Farul: unul dintre ei e fost campion al României" [First "strikes" of Marica's new career as an owner! Three "above average" players come to Farul: one of them is a former champion of Romania]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Portugal faz reviravolta nos últimos minutos" [Portugal come from behind in the last minutes]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. ^ Ruela, João (18 May 2012). "Cadú "vinga-se" e Cluj sagra-se campeão frente ao rival" [Cadú "exacts revenge" and Cluj are crowned champions against rivals]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 February 2022.