Petronilho de Brito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petronilho de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death |
1983 (aged 78–79) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Antárctica-SP | |||
| Minas Gerais-SP | |||
| Sírio-SP | |||
| Independência-SP | |||
| 1930–1936 | San Lorenzo | 301 | (288) |
| National team | |||
| 1928–1935 | Brazil | 5 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Petronilho de Brito, commonly known as just Petronilho (May 31, 1904[1] – 1983[2]), was an association footballer who played forward, and who played for the Brazilian national team. He died in 1984, in São Paulo.[2]
Personal life
He is the brother of former footballer Waldemar de Brito.[1]
Career
Born in São Paulo, Petronilho de Brito spent most of his career defending clubs of that city.[1] He played for Antárctica-SP, Minas Gerais-SP, Sírio-SP and Independência-SP,[1] winning the Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais in 1926, representing the state of São Paulo, and being awarded as the competition's top goalscorer with 13 goals,[3] before moving to San Lorenzo of Argentina in 1930.[1] He won the Primera División Argentina in 1933, retiring in 1936.[1]
National team
Petronilho de Brito played five games for the Brazilian national team between 1928 and 1935.[2] He played his first game on June 24, 1928, against Motherwell of Scotland, and scored his first goal for Brazil on February 24, 1929, against Rampla Juniors of Uruguay.[2] Petronilho played his last game for the country on February 24, 1935, against River Plate of Argentina.[2]
Honors
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais top goalscorer: 1926
Club
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 324. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 289. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- ↑ "Brazil – Championships of State Selections – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. February 4, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2009.