Joaquim Pereirinha

Joaquim Pereirinha
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Miguel Pedreirinho Pereirinha
Date of birth (1958-11-26) 26 November 1958
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Full back
Youth career
1974–1977 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1977–1980 Benfica 29 (1)
1980–1982 Amora 45 (1)
1982–1985 Belenenses 24 (0)
1985–1992 Farense 90 (4)
1992–1993 União Montemor
Total 188 (6)
National team
1974 Portugal U16 3 (0)
1976–1977 Portugal U18 13 (0)
1979 Portugal U21 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Joaquim Miguel Pedreirinho Pereirinha (born 26 November 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a full back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Pereirinha was a youth graduate at S.L. Benfica. He was called up to the first team at the age of 18 by manager John Mortimore, going on to mainly act as backup to Minervino Pietra over the course of three Primeira Liga seasons.[1]

After two more years in the top flight with Amora FC, and a further ten combined at C.F. Os Belenenses and S.C. Farense where he alternated between that category and the second division, Pereirinha retired professionally at nearly 34.

Personal life

Pereirinha's son, Bruno, is also a footballer. He represented mainly Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.S. Lazio.[2][3]

Honours

Benfica
Belenenses

References

  1. ↑ "Pereirinha" (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Uma carreira à espreita" [Career on the lookout] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Figlio d'arte, Lampard e Deco come idoli: ecco Bruno Pereirinha. E quel rigore... alla Cruijff" [Son of art, Lampard and Deco as idols: here's Bruno Pereirinha. And that penalty... Cruijff-style] (in Italian). La Lazio Siamo Noi. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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