Fernando Peyroteo
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer (1918–1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|Baptista de Seixas|Peyroteo de Vasconcelos}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fernando Peyroteo
| image = Fernando Peyroteo.jpg
| caption = Peyroteo in 1945
| fullname = Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Humpata, Angola
| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|11|28|1918|3|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| height =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = 1932–1934
| youthclubs1 = AC Moçâmedes
| youthyears2 = 1934–1936
| youthclubs2 = Académico Sá da Bandeira
| youthyears3 = 1936–1937
| youthclubs3 = Sporting Luanda
| years1 = 1937–1949
| clubs1 = Sporting CP
| caps1 = 197
| goals1 = 332
| totalcaps = 197
| totalgoals = 332
| nationalyears1 = 1938–1949
| nationalteam1 = Portugal
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| manageryears1 = 1961
| managerclubs1 = Portugal
}}
Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1954831-ranking-the-top-60-strikers-of-all-time|title=Ranking the top 60 strikers of all time|publisher=Bleacher Report|first=Sam|last=Tighe|date=14 February 2014|access-date=5 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/greatest-football-strikers-soccer-history-ranked/|title=20 greatest strikers in football history (ranked)|publisher=Give Me Sport|first=Callum|last=Altimas|date=24 January 2025|access-date=5 February 2025}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44170/index.html|title=Variety the spice of Sporting life|publisher=FIFA|date=24 March 2009|access-date=24 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194753/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club%3D44170/index.html|archive-date=29 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/porttops.html|title=Portugal – List of Topscorers|publisher=RSSSF|first1=Paulo|last1=Claro|first2=Simon|last2=Preston|first3=João|last3=Nunes|first4=Roberto|last4=Di Maggio|access-date=25 April 2020}}
Peyroteo earned 20 caps for Portugal, all of them being earned in the 1930s and 40s.
Club career
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,{{cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/02/11/fernando-peyroteo-the-games-most-emphatic-underrated-and-statistically-brilliant-goalscorer-ever/|title=Fernando Peyroteo: the game's most emphatic, underrated and statistically brilliant goalscorer ever|publisher=These Football Times|first=Gary|last=Thacker|date=11 February 2019|access-date=28 June 2021}} and he quickly impressed new manager József Szabó by scoring a hat-trick in a practice match.{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/classics-topmenu/609-peyroteo-portugal-s-forgotten-superstar|title=Fernando Peyroteo, Portugal's forgotten superstar|publisher=PortuGOAL|first=Rui Miguel|last=Martins|date=1 March 2017|access-date=28 June 2021}} His competitive debut came on the 12th of September, where he netted a brace against club 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/efemeride/sporting/o-dia-em-que-os-cinco-violinos-marcaram-12-golos|title=O dia em que os cinco violinos marcaram 12 golos|trans-title=The day the five violins scored 12 goals|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Sara|last=Marques|language=pt|date=16 February 2015|access-date=21 July 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2017/07/29/quem-eram-os-cinco-violinos-a-famosa-linha-avancada-que-marcou-mais-de-1-200-golos/|title=Quem eram os Cinco Violinos, a famosa linha avançada que marcou mais de 1.200 golos?|trans-title=Who were the Five Violins, the famous forward line who scored more than 1.200 goals?|newspaper=Observador|first=Bruno|last=Roseiro|language=pt|date=29 July 2017|access-date=25 April 2020}}
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 S.L. Benfica. He once scored nine goals 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/um-rugido-a-antiga|title=Um rugido "à antiga"|trans-title="Old-time" roar|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=15 November 2004|access-date=25 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/efemeride/rubrica/o-dia-em-que-peyroteo-marcou-nove-golos-num-jogo|title=O dia em que Peyroteo marcou nove golos num jogo|trans-title=The day Peyroteo scored nine goals in one match|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Sara|last=Marques|language=pt|date=22 February 2016|access-date=25 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/historico/fernando-peyroteo/procure-se-um-recorde-e-encontra-se-peyroteo|title=Procure-se um recorde e encontra-se Peyroteo|trans-title=Look for a record and find Peyroteo|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Berta|last=Rodrigues|language=pt|date=22 February 2017|access-date=16 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/porttops-allt.html|title=Portugal – All-Time Topscorers|publisher=RSSSF|first=Maxim|last=Olenev|access-date=14 August 2014}}
{{quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=I have been a soldier in the ranks of national sport, and a soldier does not escape from his duty, no matter what the circumstances. But today I recognise that I am an old soldier. I can no longer meet the demands faced by a football player who wants to stay in shape and be useful to his club and to the sport. When I enter the field I am filled with enthusiasm, but after half a dozen kicks on the ball, an inexplicable tiredness falls on me.|source=—Peyroteo's farewell speech following his final game against Atlético Clube de Portugal, explaining why he retired}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2018/03/11/peyroteo-o-goleador-que-desafiava-o-impossivel-e-so-falhou-o-curso-de-medicina-veterinaria/|title=Peyroteo, o goleador que desafiava o impossível e só falhou o curso de medicina veterinária|trans-title=Peyroteo, the scorer who defied the impossible and only failed vet school|newspaper=Observador|first=Bruno|last=Roseiro|language=pt|date=11 March 2018|access-date=16 April 2018}}
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.
International career
Peyroteo played 20 times for Portugal over 11 years, scoring 14 goals. He made his debut on 24 April 1938, in an exhibition game against Germany in Frankfurt.{{cite web|url=https://trivela.com.br/portugal/os-100-anos-de-peyroteo-peyroteo-maquina-de-gols-portuguesa-que-antecedeu-eusebio-e-cristiano-ronaldo/|title=Os 100 anos de Peyroteo, a máquina de gols portuguesa que antecedeu Eusébio e Cristiano Ronaldo|trans-title=The 100 years of Peyroteo, the Portuguese scoring machine that came before Eusébio and Cristiano Ronaldo|publisher=Trivela|first=Leo|last=Escudeiro|language=pt|date=10 March 2018|access-date=20 May 2022}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=575486|title=Fernando Batista Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos|publisher=Geneall|language=pt|access-date=24 October 2013}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|Primeira Liga{{efn|Both as Primeira Liga and Primeira Divisão}} !colspan="2"|Taça de Portugal{{efn|Both as Campeonato de Portugal and Taça de Portugal}} !colspan="2"|Lisbon Championship{{efn|Both as Campeonato de Lisboa and Taça de Honra}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Taça do Império and Latin Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="12"|Sporting CP
|14 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 57 | |
| 1938–39
|10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 45 | |
| 1939–40
|17 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 54 | |
| 1940–41
|14 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 37 | |
| 1941–42
|12 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 52 | |
| 1942–43
|18 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 38 | |
| 1943–44
|17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Taça do Império}} | 2 | 29 | 38 |
| 1944–45
|15 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 40 | |
| 1945–46
|21 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 56 | |
| 1946–47
|19 | 43 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 47 | ||
| 1947–48
|17 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 37 | |
| 1948–49
|23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|All appearances in Latin Cup}} | 3 | 25 | 43 | |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!197 | 332 | 43 | 74 | 91 | 133 | 3 | 5 | 334 | 544 |
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=International=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16583|title=Fernando Peyroteo|publisher=European Football|access-date=24 October 2013}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="12"|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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 20 | 14 |
:Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peyroteo goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 1 May 1938 | Arena Civica, Milan, Italy | {{fb|SUI}} | align="center"|1–2 | style="text-align:center"|1–2 | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | rowspan="2"|28 January 1940 | rowspan="2"|Parc des Princes, Paris, France | rowspan="2"|{{fb|FRA|1830}} | align="center"|1–3 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | align="center"|2–3 | |||||
| align="center"|4 | 12 January 1941 | Campo das Salésias, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|ESP|1938}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|2–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|5 | rowspan="2"|11 March 1945 | rowspan="2"|Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | rowspan="2" |{{fb|ESP|1938}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|6 | align="center"|2–2 | |||||
| align="center"|7 | rowspan="2"|6 May 1945 | rowspan="2"|Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain | rowspan="2"|{{fb|ESP|1938}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–4 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|8 | align="center"|2–4 | |||||
| align="center"|9 | 14 April 1946 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|FRA|1830}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|10 | 16 June 1946 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|Ireland}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|11 | 23 November 1947 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|FRA|1830}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–4 | Friendly |
| align="center"|12 | 23 May 1948 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|Ireland}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|13 | 20 March 1949 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | {{fb|ESP|1945}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
See also
References
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External links
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