Back فيرناندو بيروتيو Arabic فيرناندو بيروتيو ARZ Фернандо Пейротео Bulgarian Fernando Peyroteo Catalan Fernando Peyroteo Czech Fernando Peyroteo German Φερνάντο Πεϊρότεο Greek Fernando Peyroteo Spanish فرناندو پیروتئو Persian Fernando Peyroteo French
 Peyroteo in 1945 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Humpata, Angola | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1978 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932–1934 | AC Moçâmedes | ||
| 1934–1936 | Académico Sá da Bandeira | ||
| 1936–1937 | Sporting Luanda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1949 | Sporting CP | 197 | (332) |
| Total | 197 | (332) | |
| International career | |||
| 1938–1949 | Portugal | 20 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961 | Portugal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of Portugal's best ever players.[1][2]
He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all competitions, winning 11 major titles and being crowned his country's top-division scorer on six occasions.[3][4] He was a Portuguese international, amassing 20 caps and scoring 14 goals for A Seleção.
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- ^ "Variety the spice of Sporting life". FIFA. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 April 2020.