Leonel Pegado

Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado (born 26 January 1931), simply known as Pegado, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a half-back.

Pegado
Personal information
Full name Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado
Date of birth (1931-01-26) 26 January 1931
Place of birth Mozambique
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1958 Benfica 41 (3)
Total 41 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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
Benfica[1]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

  1. 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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