Pelé (footballer, born 1973)

For other people named Pele, see Pele (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

José Maria da Cruz Martins (born 4 December 1973), better known as Pelé, is a football coach and former player who coaches Casa de Portugal em Macau.^[2]

Pelé

Personal information
Full name	José Maria da Cruz Martins[1]
Date of birth	(1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth	Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (now São Tomé and Príncipe)[1]
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Youth career
1991–1992	Famalicão
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Rubro Negro
1996	Lam Pak
1997–1998	Vasco Goa
1998–1999	Churchill Brothers
2006	Dynasty/Vong Chiu
2007	Vá Luen
2008–2009	Porto Macau
2010–2012	Casa de Portugal
International career
	Macau	9	(0)
Managerial career
2011–	Casa de Portugal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in São Tomé and Príncipe prior to it becoming independent from Portugal, Pelé moved first to the metropole and then to Macau, which was Portuguese as well (now a special administrative region of China). A forward, he played for GD Rubro Negro, GD Lam Pak, Dynasty/Vong Chiu, Vá Luen, FC Porto Macau, Casa de Portugal and for the senior Macau national team. He also played in India for Goa-based clubs Vasco SC and Churchill Brothers SC.^[3]