Fernando Peyroteo

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Born in Humpata, Huíla Province, Portuguese Angola, Peyroteo arrived at Sporting CP on 26 June 1937 after being introduced to the club by family friend Aníbal Paciência,^[5] and he quickly impressed new manager József Szabó by scoring a hat-trick in a practice match.^[5][6] His competitive debut came on 12 September, and he netted a brace against rivals S.L. Benfica. He went on to be part of the club's attacking line that included Albano, Jesus Correia, José Travassos and Manuel Vasques and was dubbed the Cinco Violinos (Five Violins), scoring 57 goals in only 30 games in his first year to win both the Lisbon Championship and the Taça de Portugal, then named Portuguese Championship.^[7][8]

During his spell with the Lisbon side, Peyroteo won five Primeira Liga trophies, five domestic cups and the first edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira at the new Estádio Nacional, scoring twice in the latter tournament for an eventual 3–2 extra time win over Benfica. He managed nine in a single game against Leça F.C. and eight against Boavista FC, and his goals-per-game ratio was the best in Portuguese football, at 1.68 successful strikes per game.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Peyroteo contributed 40 goals in the 1948–49 campaign as the Lions conquered their third league in a row. He retired shortly after at the age of 31, with the revenue from the testimonial match against Atlético Clube de Portugal being used to pay debts he had collected with a sportswear shop he had opened.^[13]

Peyroteo subsequently moved back to Angola, but returned eventually to Portugal to coach the national team: after his second game, a 4–2 loss at minnows Luxembourg for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which brought young Eusébio his first cap, he was relieved of his duties, and quit football altogether. After a veterans match in Barcelona, he was forced to undergo surgery that brought complications later, leading to the amputation of one leg; he died in the Portuguese capital, at the age of 60.^[13]

Peyroteo played 20 times for Portugal over 11 years, scoring 14 goals. He made his debut on 24 April 1938, in a friendly against Germany in Frankfurt.^[14]

José Couceiro, a football player and later a manager, was Peyroteo's grandnephew. António César de Vasconcelos Correia, 1st Viscount and 1st Count of Torres Novas and the 93rd Governor of Portuguese India, was his great-uncle; Augusto de Vasconcelos was his second cousin once removed.

Peyroteo's paternal grandfather was Spanish.^[15]

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Primeira Liga[a]		Taça de Portugal[b]		Lisbon Championship[c]		Other[d]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	1937–38	14	34	6	11	10	12	—		30	57
	1938–39	10	14	6	8	10	23	—		26	45
	1939–40	17	29	4	8	10	17	—		31	54
	1940–41	14	29	4	6	2	2	—		20	37
	1941–42	12	28	3	5	10	19	—		25	52
	1942–43	18	21	3	4	10	13	—		31	38
	1943–44	17	24	2	1	9	11	1[e]	2	29	38
	1944–45	15	19	6	10	10	11	—		31	40
	1945–46	21	37	4	8	10	11	—		35	56
	1946–47	19	43	—		4	4	—		23	47
	1947–48	17	14	5	13	6	10	—		28	37
	1948–49	23	40	0	0	—		2[f]	3	25	43
Career total		197	332	43	74	91	133	3	5	334	544

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1. [a]

   Both as Primeira Liga and Primeira Divisão
2. [b]

   Both as Campeonato de Portugal and Taça de Portugal
3. [c]

   Both as Campeonato de Lisboa and Taça de Honra
4. [d]

   Includes Taça do Império and Latin Cup
5. [e]

   Appearance in Taça do Império
6. [f]

   All appearances in Latin Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year^[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	1938	3	1
	1939	0	0
	1940	1	2
	1941	1	1
	1942	1	0
	1943	0	0
	1944	0	0
	1945	3	4
	1946	2	3
	1947	6	1
	1948	1	1
	1949	2	1
Total		20	14

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Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peyroteo goal.

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List of international goals scored by Fernando Peyroteo^[16]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 May 1938	Arena Civica, Milan, Italy	Switzerland	1–2	1–2	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	28 January 1940	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–3	2–3	Friendly
3				2–3
4	12 January 1941	Campo das Salésias, Lisbon, Portugal	Spain	2–2	2–2	Friendly
5	11 March 1945	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Spain	1–0	2–2	Friendly
6				2–2
7	6 May 1945	Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain	Spain	1–0	2–4	Friendly
8				2–4
9	14 April 1946	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	France	2–1	2–1	Friendly
10	16 June 1946	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Ireland	1–0	3–1	Friendly
11				3–0
12	23 November 1947	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	France	1–0	2–4	Friendly
13	23 May 1948	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Ireland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
14	20 March 1949	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Spain	1–1	1–1	Friendly

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Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 1940–41, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49
• Taça de Portugal: 1937–38, 1940–41, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1944

Individual

• Bola de Prata: 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49^[4]

• List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
• List of one-club men