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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
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|caption = Preguinho in the [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
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|fullname = João Coelho Netto
|fullname = João Coelho Neto
|birth_date = {{birth date|1905|2|8|df=y}}
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|birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
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|position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|years1 = 1925–1935 |clubs1= [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] |caps1= |goals1=
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'''João Coelho Neto''', known more commonly as '''''Preguinho''''' (February 8, 1905 – October 1, 1979) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[football (soccer)|footballer]] in the striker position. He was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]].
'''João Coelho Neto''', known more commonly as '''''Preguinho''''' (8 February 1905 – 1 October 1979), was a Brazilian [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played as a striker.


Son of Brazilian writer [[Coelho Neto]], Preguinho was born on February 5, 1905. He played from 1925-1938 for [[Fluminense]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Folha Online|title=Especial - 2006 - Copa|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2006/copa/todos_os_brasileiros-1930.shtml|language=Portuguese|date=2005-12-09}}</ref> and scored 184 goals. A varied athlete, (playing volleyball, basketball, waterpolo, swimming, hockey, track & field and ornamental jumps) he received in 1952 the title of "Grande Benemérito Atleta".
Son of Brazilian writer [[Coelho Neto]], Preguinho was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]] on 8 February 1905. He played from 1925–1938 for [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Folha Online|title=Especial - 2006 - Copa|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2006/copa/todos_os_brasileiros-1930.shtml|language=Portuguese|date=2005-12-09}}</ref> and scored 184 goals.


For [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] he participated in the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]] and was the first captain of the Brazilian national team, scoring the first goal ever from Brazil in a [[FIFA World Cup]] in a match against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], and two further goals in a match with [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]].<ref>{{FIFA player|63823}}</ref>
For [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] he participated in the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]] and was the first captain of the Brazil national team, scoring the first goal ever from Brazil in a [[FIFA World Cup]] in a match against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], and two further goals in a match with [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]].<ref>{{FIFA player|63823}}</ref>


He died at the age of 74 on September 29, 1979.{{cn|date=February 2014}} In his honour, Fluminense dedicated a statue. A Brazilian TV-programme of his life was produced by [[Carlos Niemeyer]] for Canal 100 and directed by [[Carlos Leonam]] and [[Oswaldo Caldeira]].
He died at the age of 74 on 29 September 1979.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} In his honour, Fluminense dedicated a statue. A Brazilian TV-programme of his life was produced by [[Carlos Niemeyer]] for Canal 100 and directed by [[Carlos Leonam]] and [[Oswaldo Caldeira]].


==International goals==
==International goals==
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{{Brazil Squad 1930 World Cup}}
{{Brazil Squad 1930 World Cup}}
{{Campeonato Carioca top scorers}}


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[[Category:Brazilian footballers]]
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[[Category:Brazil international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Fluminense Football Club players]]
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[[Category:Fluminense FC players]]
[[Category:Brazilian people of indigenous peoples descent]]
[[Category:Brazilian people of Portuguese descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Portuguese descent]]
[[Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen]]



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Latest revision as of 06:22, 21 October 2024

In this Portuguese name, "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Preguinho
Preguinho in the Fluminense
Personal information
Full name João Coelho Neto
Date of birth (1905-02-08)8 February 1905
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 1 October 1979(1979-10-01) (aged 74)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1938 Fluminense 174 (129)
International career
1930 Brazil 3 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Coelho Neto, known more commonly as Preguinho (8 February 1905 – 1 October 1979), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

Son of Brazilian writer Coelho Neto, Preguinho was born in Rio de Janeiro on 8 February 1905. He played from 1925–1938 for Fluminense[1] and scored 184 goals.

For Brazil he participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and was the first captain of the Brazil national team, scoring the first goal ever from Brazil in a FIFA World Cup in a match against Yugoslavia, and two further goals in a match with Bolivia.[2]

He died at the age of 74 on 29 September 1979.[citation needed] In his honour, Fluminense dedicated a statue. A Brazilian TV-programme of his life was produced by Carlos Niemeyer for Canal 100 and directed by Carlos Leonam and Oswaldo Caldeira.

International goals

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Brazil's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 July 1930 Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay  Yugoslavia 1–2 1–2 1930 FIFA World Cup
2. 20 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Bolivia 2–0 4–0
3. 4–0
4. 17 August 1930 Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  United States 3–2 4–3 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Especial - 2006 - Copa" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 9 December 2005.
  2. ^ Preguinho – FIFA competition record (archived)


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