José Pérides
Portuguese footballer
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José Pérides (born 18 April 1935) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as midfielder for Portuguese clubs Académica Coimbra, Sporting Portugal, Sporting Covilhã, Benfica and Sanjoanense, as well as for the Portugal national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Tete, Mozambique | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Académica | ||
| 1955–1960 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1960–1961 | Sporting Covilhã | ||
| 1961–1964 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1964–1966 | Benfica | ||
| 1966–1967 | Sanjoanense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
José Peridis was born in 1935 in Tete, Portuguese Mozambique, son of a white Greek emigrant whose surname was Peridis. His mother was a black Mozambican woman.[2][3]
Career
Pérides gained 2 caps for Portugal, and made his debut on 8 October 1961 in Luxembourg City against Luxembourg, in a 4–2 defeat. He was part of the Sporting Portugal team that scored 16 goals against Cypriot team APOEL on 13 November 1963, a record in European club competitions, and would win the 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup final, in a match where Pérides also played.[4][5]
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