Pedro Malta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Gonçalo Fernandes Malta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Castelo Branco, Portugal[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Benfica Castelo Branco | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Benfica Castelo Branco (youth) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Benfica Castelo Branco (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Benfica Castelo Branco (interim) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al Shabab (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Santos Laguna (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Talleres (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Red Bull Bragantino (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Gonçalo Fernandes Malta (born 20 May 1980) is a Portuguese professional football coach.
Career
Born in Castelo Branco, Malta played for local side Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco before retiring to pursue a coaching career. After working in the youth sides of CD Alcains and ARC Bairro do Valongo, he returned to his former side Benfica as a manager of the youth sides, later becoming a member of the first team staff.[2]
After being an interim of Benfica Castelo Branco in a match against GD Águias do Moradal in December 2010, Malta enrolled at the University of Évora and met Pedro Caixinha, who was a teacher in the university at the time. After completing his specialisation, where he worked briefly with Caixinha at Sporting CP's scouting department,[2] he was invited to join Caixinha's staff at UD Leiria, as a technical observer.[3]
Malta continued to work under Caixinha as an observer at CD Nacional, and became a full member the technical staff as a fitness coach when the duo joined Liga MX side Santos Laguna.[3][2] He continued to work with Caixinha under the same role at Al-Gharafa SC and Rangers FC, before officially becoming an assistant at Cruz Azul in 2018.
Malta moved with Caixinha to Al Shabab FC, back at Santos Laguna, Talleres de Córdoba and Red Bull Bragantino.[4] He had his first professional experience as a head coach at the latter club, taking over in Bragantino's 2–1 away loss to Palmeiras on 20 June 2024, as Caixinha was suspended.[5]
Malta left RB with Caixinha in October 2024,[6] and followed the manager to Santos FC in December, also as an assistant.[7][8] On 5 February 2025, he was on the bench as head coach of Peixe in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Botafogo-SP, a match that marked the return of Neymar to the club, as Caixinha was suspended.[9]
On 14 April 2025, Malta left Santos after Caixinha was dismissed.[10]
Managerial statistics
- As of 31 March 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
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12 December 2010 | 12 December 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 
|
20 June 2024 | 20 June 2024[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Santos | 5 February 2025 | 5 February 2025[9] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 | |||
References
- ^ a b c Pedro Malta at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Pedro Malta: "Temos de procurar as oportunidades e, quando elas aparecerem, agarrá-las"" [Pedro Malta: "We have to seek the opportunities, and when they appear, seize them"] (in Portuguese). Castelo Branco Football Association. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Aluno de Caixinha e fiel auxiliar: quem é Pedro Malta, que vai dirigir o Bragantino contra o Palmeiras" [Caixinha's student and faithful assistant: who is Pedro Malta, who will coach Bragantino against Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Malta: "Gostava de ter a experiência de treinar, a nível profissional, em Portugal" - Parte II" [Pedro Malta: "I would like to have the experience of coaching, at professional level, in Portugal" - Part II] (in Portuguese). Castelo Branco Football Association. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Palmeiras vence Bragantino com assistência de Weverton e assume o terceiro lugar do Brasileiro" [Palmeiras defeat Bragantino with an assist from Weverton and take over the third position] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Futebol: Pedro Malta recarrega baterias antes do novo desafio" [Football: Pedro Malta recharges batteries before the new challenge] (in Portuguese). Reconquista. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Malta: No histórico clube do rei Pelé" [Pedro Malta: At the historical club of king Pelé] (in Portuguese). Reconquista. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Conheça a função de cada integrante da comissão técnica de Caixinha no Santos" [Know the role of each member of Caixinha's technical staff at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Pedro Malta vê Neymar em alto nível e releva 'caçada' ao craque em campo" [Pedro Malta sees Neymar in high level and reveals 'hunt' to the baller on the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Pedro Caixinha deixa o comando técnico do Santos FC" [Pedro Caixinha leaves the technical command of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.