Leonel Pegado
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Portuguese Mozambique | ||
| Date of death | 22 July 2010 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1958 | Benfica | 41 | (3) |
| Total | 41 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado (26 January 1931 – 22 July 2010[1]), simply known as Pegado, was a Mozambican-Portuguese footballer who played as a half-back.
Born in Mozambique, Pegado joined Benfica in 1954 and made his debut on 13 February 1955, against CUF.[2] He faced strong competition from Alfredo Abrantes, Francisco Palmeiro and Mário Coluna, so that game was his sole appearance in a league-winning campaign of 1954–55.[3][4]
After another season in the background; in 1956–57 he assumed a starting role alongside Serra and Alfredo Abrantes, playing 27 matches and scoring five times, winning his second league title.[5][6] Pegado remained an important player in the following year, making 24 appearances in all competitions, in what was his last season at Benfica.[7]
