Darío Pereyra
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| Full name | Alfonso Darío Pereyra Bueno | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1956 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Club Nacional de Football | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Nacional | |||||||||||||
| 1977–1988 | São Paulo | 130 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 1988 | Flamengo | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1989 | Palmeiras | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Matsushita Electronic | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1986 | Uruguay | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Coritiba | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Atlético Mineiro | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Guarani | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Paysandu | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Portuguesa | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Arapongas | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Vila Nova | |||||||||||||
| 2014–??? | Águia de Marabá | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Alfonso Darío Pereyra Bueno (born 19 October 1956) is a Uruguayan former football player. Having played as a midfielder for Club Nacional de Football in his home country, he reached stardom playing for São Paulo FC as a centre-back along with Oscar. He is still remembered and revered as one of the best centre-backs in the history of Brazilian football.
Legend has it that, whilst returning from a victory in an away match that crowned São Paulo the Brazilian champions, he wouldn't understand what the fuss was all about, but the supporters would not let him sleep. He had won a few times the national championship in Uruguay, so he felt that winning the Brazilian championship was nothing special. He later realized how difficult it is to win a Brazilian National title. It had been the first time São Paulo F.C. won that championship.