Name Fernando Peres 1958–1960 Belenenses Role Footballer | Years Team 1960–1965 Belenenses | |
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Full name Fernando Peres da Silva Date of birth (1943-01-08) 8 January 1943 (age 72) | ||
"Fields of Gold" (Sting) - Fernando Peres (Piano Solo)
Fernando Peres da Silva (born 8 January 1943), known as Peres, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger.
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- Music of the Night Andrew Lloyd Webber Fernando Peres Piano Solo
- Club career
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
"Music of the Night" (Andrew Lloyd Webber) - Fernando Peres (Piano Solo)
Club career
Peres was born in Algés, Portugal. He played for C.F. Os Belenenses, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Académica de Coimbra and FC Porto in his country; he experienced his best years with the second club, winning four major titles including two Primeira Liga championships and amassing first division totals of 271 games and 87 goals over the course of 13 seasons.
On either side of his spell with Porto, Peres competed in Brazil, winning the 1974 national title with CR Vasco da Gama and the regional league with Sport Club do Recife. He retired with Treze Futebol Clube at the age of 33, going to have a brief stint as coach; his top division experience consisted of 26 matches with U.D. Leiria, and seven with Vitória de Guimarães.
International career
Peres earned 27 caps for Portugal, scoring four goals. His debut came on 4 June 1964 in a 1–1 friendly draw with England where he scored his team's goal, and his last appearance was during the Brazil Independence Cup final against the hosts, on 9 June 1972.
Peres was included in the squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, but he did not make any appearances in England.