Petronilho de Brito

Petronilho de Brito
Personal information
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*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Petronilho de Brito(31 May 1904[1] – 1983/4[2]), was an association footballer who played forward, and who played for the Brazilian national team. He died in 1983/4, in São Paulo.[2]

Club 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]

International career

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]

Personal life

He is the brother of former footballer Waldemar de Brito.[1]

Honours

Club

San Lorenzo

Primera División Argentina: 1933

State of São Paulo

Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1926

Individual

Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais top goalscorer (13 gols): 1926

References

Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 324. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
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. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.

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[enciclopedialance-1] Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 324. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

[enciclopediaselecao-2] Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 289. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.

[rsssf-3] "Brazil – Championships of State Selections – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. February 4, 2006. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.