Leonel Pegado

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Pegado
Personal information
Full name Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado
Date of birth (1931-01-26) 26 January 1931 (age 93)
Place of birth Mozambique
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 (born 26 January 1931), simply known as Pegado, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a half-back.

Career[edit]

Born in Mozambique, Pegado joined Benfica in 1954 and made his debut on 13 February 1955, against CUF.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4][5] Pegado remained an important player in the following year, making 24 appearances in all competitions, in what was his last season at Benfica.[6]

Honours[edit]

Benfica[1]

References[edit]

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

  1. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 741.
  2. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 250.
  3. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 255.
  4. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 261.
  5. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 256.
  6. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 272.

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