José Pérides Explained

José Pérides
Birth Date:18 April 1935
Birth Place:Tete, Mozambique
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1954–1956
Clubs1:Académica
Years2:1955–1960
Clubs2:Sporting CP
Years3:1960–1961
Clubs3:Sporting Covilhã
Years4:1961–1964
Clubs4:Sporting CP
Years5:1964–1966
Clubs5:Benfica
Years6:1966–1967
Clubs6:Sanjoanense
Nationalyears1:1961
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

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]

Early life

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Pérides :: Perfil do Jogador :: zerozero.pt . 2024-04-04 . www.zerozero.pt . pt.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-20 . Football player Jose Perides, a midfielder with Portugal's national... . 2024-04-05 . Getty Images . en-gb.
  3. Web site: PERIDES . 2024-04-05 . FPF . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: Camarote Leonino . 2024-04-04 . camaroteleonino.blogs.sapo.pt . pt.
  5. Web site: Maior goleada na Europa faz 50 anos e pertence ao Sporting . 2024-04-04 . Jornal Expresso . pt-PT.
  6. Web site: 2016-10-13 . Honrar a história de Antuérpia do Sporting CP... em Budapeste . 2024-04-05 . www.sporting.pt . pt-pt.