Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonel Vasco Oliveira Pegado | ||
Date of birth | 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) | |
*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.
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]
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