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Fernando Peyroteo

Portuguese football player/manager (1918-1978)

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Born
March 10, 1918
Died
November 28, 1978
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1918

About Fernando Peyroteo

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. Peyroteo contributed 40 goals in the 1948–49 campaign as the Lions conquered their third league in a row. Peyroteo played 20 times for Portugal over 11 years, scoring 14 goals.

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The world when Fernando Peyroteo was born

Fernando Peyroteo was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fernando Peyroteo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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