Píter (footballer)

Píter
Personal information
Full name Eurípedes Fernandes
Date of birth (1940-04-24)24 April 1940
Place of birth Igarapava, Brazil
Date of death 4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 81)
Place of death Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1960 América-SP
1961–1973 Comercial-SP
1973–1976 Atlético Goianiense
International career
1963 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Eurípedes Fernandes (24 April 1940 – 4 February 2022), better known as Píter, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Píter began his career at América de Rio Preto, where he played until 1960. He arrived at Comercial de Ribeirão Preto the following year, and there, he became one of the greatest in the club's history, earning the nickname "Rocha Negra" (Black Rock). He was named by Pelé as the best defender he had faced, in addition to defending the Brazil national team in the 1963 South American Championship, playing in the match against Ecuador.[1]

Honours

América-SP

Death

Píter died at the age of 81 on 4 February 2022, in Ribeirão Preto.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Piter, o rocha negra". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ Hernique Áreas (4 February 2022). "Morre Píter, considerado por Pelé o seu maior marcador". Diário da Causa Operária (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  • Píter at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)