Personal information | |||
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Full name | Petronilho de Brito | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1904 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Antárctica-SP | |||
Minas Gerais-SP | |||
Sírio-SP | |||
Independência-SP | |||
1933–1935 | San Lorenzo | 301 | (288) |
International career | |||
1926 1928–1935 |
São Paulo Brazil |
4 5 |
(13) (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Petronilho de Brito(31 May 1904 [1] – 1983/4 [2]), was an association footballer who played forward, and who played for the Brazil national team. He died about 1983 or 1984, in São Paulo. [2]
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]
Petronilho de Brito played five games for the Brazil 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]
He is the brother of former footballer Waldemar de Brito. [1]