Pedro Manuel Ferreira Espinha (born 25 September 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Espinha was born in Mafra, Lisbon District. During his career, he played for C.D. Cova da Piedade, S.C.U. Torreense, Académica de Coimbra, SG Sacavenense, C.F. Os Belenenses, S.C. Salgueiros, Vitória de Guimarães, FC PortoPedro Espinha no Porto nos próximos três anos (Pedro Espinha in Porto for the next three years); Record, 10 June 2000 (in Portuguese)– arriving at the Primeira Liga club aged 35 and backing up legendary Vítor Baía during his two-year spellPedro Espinha aguarda solução de empréstimo (Pedro Espinha waits for loan option); Mais Futebol, 9 January 2002 (in Portuguese)– and Vitória de Setúbal.Pedro Espinha: «Saio com a mágoa de não ser campeão» (Pedro Espinha: "I leave with the sorrow of not being champion"); Record, 15 May 2002 (in Portuguese)V. Setúbal: Pedro Espinha ausente seis ou sete semanas (V. Setúbal: Pedro Espinha out for six to seven weeks); Televisão Independente, 7 October 2002 (in Portuguese)Beira-Mar vence Vitória de Setúbal por 5–3 (Beira-Mar beat Vitória de Setúbal by 5–3); Público, 16 February 2003 (in Portuguese)
Espinha retired in June 2003, with 249 Portuguese top-flight games to his credit.
International career Espinha earned six caps for Portugal,Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses (Complete list of Portuguese internationals); Mais Futebol, 18 February 2004 (in Portuguese) including one at UEFA Euro 2000 against Germany in the group stage, keeping a clean sheet in the 3–0 win as the nation was already qualified and rested practically all its starting XI.Conceição hat-trick ousts holders Germany; UEFA, 6 October 2003Euro 2000: Os 89 minutos mais marcantes da carreira de Pedro Espinha (Euro 2000: The most important 89 minutes in Pedro Espinha's career); Futebol 365, 23 May 2012 (in Portuguese) From 2007 onwards, he worked as a goalkeeper coach with several youth categories of the national team.Europeu Sub-19: Pedro Espinha reforça vontade de vencer da seleção (Under-19 Euro: Pedro Espinha highlights national team's will to win); Mais Futebol, 7 July 2017 (in Portuguese)
Honours Porto Taça de Portugal: 2000–012000–01 Taça de Portugal (11) (2000–01 Portuguese Cup (11)); FC Porto – Memória, 10 February 2016 (in Portuguese) Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001Boavista-F.C. Porto, 0–1 (destaques) (Boavista-F.C. Porto, 0–1 (highlights)); Mais Futebol, 4 August 2001 (in Portuguese)
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