José Pérides (born 18 April 1935) is a Portuguese former

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who played as

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for Portuguese clubs Académica Coimbra, Sporting Portugal,

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, Benfica and Sanjoanense, as well as for the

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Early life

José Peridis was born in 1935 in

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, son of a white Greek emigrant whose surname was Peridis. His mother was a black Mozambican woman.

Career

Pérides gained 2

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for

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, and made his debut on 8 October 1961 in

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against

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, in a 4–2 defeat. He was part of the Sporting Portugal team that scored 16 goals against Cypriot team APOEL on 13 November 1963, a record in European club competitions, and would win the 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup final, in a match where Pérides also played.

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* 1935 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Académica de Coimbra (football) players Sporting CP footballers S.C. Covilhã players S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers People from Tete 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub