The Porto defender Pepe turns 41 this Monday and, after 4 World Cups and 4 European Cups playedhis legs still allow him shine in the elite of European football. His successes at Real Madrid, where he won 3 ‘Champions’, do not prevent him from dreaming of eliminating Arsenal with his beloved Porto and reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
His numbers are legendary and since 2007, when he became a Portuguese national, he has accumulated 134 matches with the “las quinas” team, the team with which he won Euro 2016 in France or the 2019 Nations League tournament.
In particular, Pepe is a true football colossus and his career is full of trophies: 3 Champions Leagues, 3 Club World Cups, 1 European Super Cup, 7 leagues (4 in Portugal and 3 in Spain), 4 Portuguese Cups or 3 Copas del Rey (Spain).
The Porto captain, born on February 26, 1983 in Maceió (Brazil), He is now the oldest player to score a goal in the Champions League and to compete in a knockout phase of this competition.
Trained at Corinthians Alagoano, made the leap to Europe in the summer of 2001where he was at the head of the Maritime (Portugal) until 2004, when he was signed by Portuntil he was transferred to Real Madrid in 2007. After his white journey, he spent a year and a half in the Besiktas Turkish and in January 2019 he returned to Porto, where he continues at the highest level.
Total, 23 football seasons, 745 games with different clubs and 43 goals.
“41 years of a colossus,” the Porto club headlines today on its social networks, in relation to the footballer’s birthday.
Kepler Laveran De Lima Ferreira He has a contract with Porto until June of this year and, at the moment, nothing has emerged about his renewal, even more so when there will be elections for the club’s presidency before the end of the season.
Sin embargo, sHis ambition continues beyond the Champions Leaguesince he wants to return to make history with the Portuguese national team directed by the Spanish Roberto Martínez.
Pepe wants to be in the next Euro which will be held in June in Germany, where Portugal is one of the favorites for the title.
There he will meet, once again, with Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom he has achieved numerous successes both at Real Madrid and in the Portuguese national team. Even Pepe could have spent more time in his sporting career with CR7 if, finally, he had closed his signing for Sporting de Portugal in the summer of 2002.
At that time, Pepe spent two weeks training at Sporting de Portugal’s Alcochete facilities, where he met Cristiano Ronaldo, and even played some preparation matches.
However, Marítimo’s financial demands prevented the signing by the Lisbon team and in the summer of 2004 he was transferred to Porto.
Since then, his football path began to emerge in Europe, where he continues to be at the top.
2024-02-26 13:21:46
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