| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petronilho de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 1984 (aged 79–80) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Antárctica-SP | |||
| Minas Gerais-SP | |||
| Sírio-SP | |||
| Independência-SP | |||
| 1930–1936 | San Lorenzo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1928–1935 | Brazil | 5 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Petronilho de Brito, commonly known as just Petronilho (May 31, 1904[1] – 1984[2]), was an association footballer who played forward, and who played for the Brazilian national team. He died in 1984, in São Paulo.[2]
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He is the brother of former footballer Waldemar de Brito.[1]
Born in São Paulo, Petronilho de Brito spent most of his career defending clubs of that city.[1] He played for Antárctica-SP, Minas Gerais-SP, Sírio-SP and Independência-SP,[1] winning the Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais in 1926, representing the state of São Paulo, and being awarded as the competition's top goalscorer with 13 goals,[3] before moving to San Lorenzo of Argentina in 1930.[1] He won the Primera División Argentina in 1933, retiring in 1936.[1]
Petronilho de Brito played five games for the Brazilian national team between 1928 and 1935.[2] He played his first game on June 24, 1928, against Motherwell of Scotland, and scored his first goal for Brazil on February 24, 1929, against Rampla Juniors of Uruguay.[2] Petronilho played his last game for the country on on February 24, 1935, against River Plate of Argentina.[2]