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][2]

José Pérides
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-04-18) 18 April 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth Tete, Mozambique
Position(s) 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

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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.[3][4]

Career

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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.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "José Pérides :: Perfil do Jogador :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Football player Jose Perides, a midfielder with Portugal's national..." Getty Images. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "PERIDES". FPF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Camarote Leonino". camaroteleonino.blogs.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Maior goleada na Europa faz 50 anos e pertence ao Sporting". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Honrar a história de Antuérpia do Sporting CP... em Budapeste". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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