Preguinho

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

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

Son of Brazilian writer Coelho Neto, Preguinho was born 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. 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

Brazil's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 July 1930Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay Yugoslavia1–21–21930 FIFA World Cup
2.20 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Bolivia2–04–0
3.4–0
4.17 August 1930Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil United States3–24–3Friendly

References
  1. "Especial - 2006 - Copa" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09.
  2. Preguinho – FIFA competition record (archived)


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