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 92)
Place of birth Mozambique
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1958 Benfica 41 (3)
Total41(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.

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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]

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  1. 1 2 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.