Fernando Peyroteo

Fernando Peyroteo
Peyroteo in 1945
Personal information
Full name Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos
Date of birth (1918-03-10)10 March 1918
Place of birth Humpata, Angola
Date of death 28 November 1978(1978-11-28) (aged 60)
Place of death Lisbon, Portugal
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1932–1934 AC Moçâmedes
1934–1936 Académico Sá da Bandeira
1936–1937 Sporting Luanda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1949 Sporting CP 197 (332)
Total 197 (332)
International career
1938–1949 Portugal 20 (14)
Managerial career
1961 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all competitions, winning 11 major titles and being crowned his country's top-division scorer on six occasions.

Peyroteo earned caps for Portugal in the 1930s and 40s.