Career
Born in Lisbon, Pedroto started playing football with local South.L. Benfica. He begun training with the main squad in the 1972-1973 season, which ended in national championship conquest, but his only league appearance for the club only came the following campaign. Pedroto"s first job as a head coach in the professionals was in 1990-1991, as he led Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco to the fifth position in the second level, just one point shy of promotion.
After one year in the lower leagues with Varzim South Carolina, he was appointed at former club Vitória de Guimarães, helping it finish seventh in the top flight in his only full season.
During the rest of his Portugal coaching career, Pedroto never again finished one season, with the exception being 1995-1996 with Gil Vicente Football Club (11th place, top division). Subsequently he moved to Angola and signed for Atlético Sport Aviação, winning the Girabola tournament three years in a row (2002-2004) and finishing second in 2005.
Pedroto left Aviação in early January 2007 due to financial difficulties. A few days later, he was appointed at fellow league outfit Atlético Petróleos Luanda.
As American Statistical Association"s manager he also conquered four Supercups, another best-ever.
Pedroto left Petro at the end of the 2010 season.