José Pérides

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]

José Pérides

Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-04-18) 18 April 1935 (age 90)
Place of birth	Tete, Mozambique
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1956	Académica
1955–1960	Sporting CP
1960–1961	Sporting Covilhã
1961–1964	Sporting CP
1964–1966	Benfica
1966–1967	Sanjoanense
International career
1961	Portugal	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5]