With the latter, he did not manage to qualify for UEFA Euro 1976 in spite of only losing one match in Group 1. Pedroto returned to Porto ahead of 1976–77, ending a 19-year drought the following campaign by winning the championship and repeating the feat the next season. He was, however, fired in the summer of 1980 after a run-in with president Américo de Sá. He arguably set the foundations for the club's European exploits in the mid-to-late 1980s. For several decades, Pedroto was the manager with the most wins in the Portuguese top flight with 326. His sides excelled in ball possession and attacking football, and he was also one of the first managers to introduce a team physician; he was accused by fellow coach Mário Wilson of being a "master of conflict", with the pair being often involved in wars of words. Personal life and death Pedroto was affectionately known as "Zé do Boné" (Cap Joe), due to his habit of wearing a flat tweed cap all the time. He was an avid fisher and reader, who also took an interest in the occult. Pedroto died on 7 January 1985 in Porto at the age of 56, due to cancer. Honours Player Porto Primeira Liga: 1955–56, 1958–59 Taça de Portugal: 1955–56, 1957–58 Manager Boavista Taça de Portugal: 1974–75, 1975–76 Porto Primeira Liga: 1977–78, 1978–79 Taça de Portugal: 1967–68, 1976–77, 1983–84 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1983 References External links 1928 births 1985 deaths People from Lamego Sportspeople from Viseu District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Leixões S.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players FC Porto players Portugal international footballers Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers Leixões S.C. managers Varzim S.C. managers FC Porto managers Vitória F.C. managers Boavista F.C. managers Vitória S.C. managers Portugal national football team managers