Petronilho de Brito
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Petronilho de Brito, commonly known as just Petronilho (May 31, 1904 – 1984), was an association footballer who played forward, and who played for the Brazilian national team
Brazil national football team
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. He died in 1984, in São Paulo
São Paulo
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.

Career

Born in São Paulo
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, Petronilho de Brito spent most of his career defending clubs of that city. He played for Antárctica-SP, Minas Gerais-SP, Sírio-SP and Independência-SP, winning the Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais
Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais was a Brazilian football tournament contested by state teams. It was Brazilian's most important football competition until the 1950s...

 in 1926, representing the state of São Paulo
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, and being awarded as the competition's top goalscorer with 13 goals, before moving to San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
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 of Argentina in 1930. He won the Primera División Argentina
Primera División Argentina
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 in 1933
Primera División Argentina 1933
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, retiring in 1936.

National team

Petronilho de Brito played five games for the Brazilian national team
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 between 1928 and 1935. He played his first game on June 24, 1928, against Motherwell
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 of Scotland, and scored his first goal for Brazil on February 24, 1929, against Rampla Juniors
Rampla Juniors
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 of Uruguay. Petronilho played his last game for the country on on February 24, 1935, against River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
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 of Argentina.

Club

San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....

  • Primera División Argentina
    Primera División Argentina
    The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...

    : 1933
    Primera División Argentina 1933
    The 1933 Primera División season was the third season of the professional football of the Argentine top-flight. This was also the first season in whch relegation took place....



State of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais
    Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais
    The Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais was a Brazilian football tournament contested by state teams. It was Brazilian's most important football competition until the 1950s...

    : 1926
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