Edgar Pacheco

Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco (born 7 August 1977), known simply as Edgar, is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Angola, he represented Portugal internationally.

After making his professional debut with Benfica at the age of 18 he appeared irregularly for the club, and spent most of his later career in Spain, almost exclusively in representation of Málaga.

Club career Born in Luanda, Angola, Edgar was a product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, making his debut with the first team at only 18 by playing 45 minutes in a 1–0 away win against F.C. Tirsense on 26 August 1995 and finishing his first season with 21 appearances and two goals. He was regularly used during his spell, but mainly from the bench, and also served a six-month loan at F.C. Alverca who acted as the farm team, in the second division.

In summer 1998, Edgar was bought by Real Madrid, but never represented the La Liga club. in the 2002–03 campaign he played for four months with Getafe CF on loan, in the second level. he eventually appeared in 218 games across all competitions, helping the side to top-flight promotion in his first year.

Honours Benfica Taça de Portugal: 1995–96

Málaga UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002 Segunda División 1998–99