Petit (Portuguese footballer)

Petit
Petit in 2009
Personal information
Full name Armando Gonçalves Teixeira
Date of birth (1976-09-25) 25 September 1976
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 Bom Pastor
1987–1995 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Esposende 26 (1)
1996–1997 Gondomar 13 (2)
1997–1998 União Lamas 31 (3)
1998–1999 Esposende 30 (3)
1999–2000 Gil Vicente 30 (4)
2000–2002 Boavista 51 (7)
2002–2008 Benfica 148 (12)
2008–2012 1. FC Köln 87 (5)
2012–2013 Boavista 8 (2)
Total 424 (39)
National team
2001–2008 Portugal 57 (4)
Teams managed
2012–2015 Boavista
2015–2017 Tondela
2017 Moreirense
2017–2018 Paços Ferreira
2018 Moreirense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾˈmɐ̃du ɡõˈsaɫvɨʃ tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]; born 25 September 1976), known as Petit, is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager, who last managed Moreirense.

He received the moniker Petit because of his small frame, and also because he was born in France. He also became known as Pitbull by supporters because of his fierce approach, in addition to a powerful outside shot.

After helping Boavista win its first and only Primeira Liga championship, he went on to amass more than 200 official appearances for Benfica, winning another three major titles. He also spent several seasons in Germany with 1. FC Köln, but his later years were marred by injury problems.

A Portugal international during the 2000s, Petit represented the nation in two World Cups – finishing fourth in the 2006 edition – and as many European Championships. He started working as a manager in 2012, with Boavista.

Club career

Early years / Boavista

Petit was born to Portuguese parents in Strasbourg, France, moving to his parents' motherland still as an infant. After four years with modest clubs, he first established himself at the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente F.C. where he was a key player,[1] helping the Barcelos team to their best ever first division finish (fifth, narrowly missing out on qualification to the UEFA Cup).

Petit left for Boavista F.C. after one season, being instrumental in the side's only league conquest and going on to have his first experience in the UEFA Champions League. He made his debut in the latter competition on 11 September 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 group stage away draw against Liverpool.[2]

Benfica

In the summer of 2002, Petit moved to S.L. Benfica, being an instant first-choice. In his third year, he scored twice in 29 games as the club ended an 11-year drought and won the national championship.

After impressive showings in the team's 2005–06 Champions League campaign, which ended at the hands of eventual champions FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals, Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais were linked with Petit, whom eventually renewed his contract a further two years.

FC Köln / Coaching

On 29 July 2008, Petit signed for newly promoted 1. FC Köln in Germany. He netted his first goal with his new club on 7 August, against SV Niederauerbach in the season's domestic cup. On 1 November he scored his first in the Bundesliga, a 90th-minute effort against VfB Stuttgart in a 3–1 triumph,[3] ending his debut season with 31 matches out of 34 as the team easily maintained its status.

35-year-old Petit missed the entire 2011–12 due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury,[4][5] and Köln were also relegated. In August 2012 he returned to Boavista, with the club now in the third division. In October he was appointed player-coach,[6] becoming a full-time manager in the following season.

For administrative reasons, Boavista returned to the top flight in 2014. On 9 December 2015, after leaving the hotseat at the Estádio do Bessa for personal motives,[7] he was appointed at C.D. Tondela for their first top division campaign,[8] being one of three coaches in charge as the team avoided relegation in the last matchday.[9]

Subsequently, Petit signed a new deal to last until 2018, but left the club on 8 January 2017 after a 1–2 home loss to F.C. Arouca.[10] That March he was hired at Moreirense F.C. with the goal of keeping them in the top level, and left two months later by mutual consent when that was achieved.[11]

On 23 October 2017, F.C. Paços de Ferreira hired Petit in an attempt to preserve their place in the top tier,[12] and he left by his own accord the following January.[13] He returned to Moreirense in February, as their third manager of the season.[14]

International career

Petit made his debut for Portugal on 2 June 2001, in a 1–1 draw against Republic of Ireland in Dublin for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifyiers.[15] He played for the nation in the finals, and was also a member of the team that reached the final at UEFA Euro 2004, held on home soil.

Petit scored from two long free kicks in a 7–1 home drubbing of Russia in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign,[16] going on to be summoned for the final stages in Germany where he netted an own goal in the 61st minute of the third place playoff against the hosts,[17] becoming the fourth player in the tournament to score in that fashion.

Prior to the start of Euro 2008, where he started for the eventual quarter-finalists, Petit announced his retirement from international football at nearly 32.[18] In total, he won 57 caps and scored four goals.[19]

Career statistics

Club

[20][21][22]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
1995–96EsposendePortuguese Second Division26100——261
1996–97GondomarPortuguese Second Division13200——132
1997–98União LamasSegunda Liga31320——333
1998–99EsposendeSegunda Liga30341——344
1999–00Gil VicentePrimeira Liga30420——324
2000–01BoavistaPrimeira Liga26340—30333
2001–0225421—91365
2002–03BenficaPrimeira Liga25210——262
2003–0423030—90350
2004–0529250—80422
2005–0630320—90413
2006–0724420—142406
2007–08171000070241
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2008–091. FC KölnBundesliga31321——334
2009–1032140—361
2010–1124100—241
2011–120000—00
Total Portugal 329322720059341532
Germany 87561—00936
Career total 416373330059350838

International

[23]

Portugal
YearAppsGoals
200170
200290
200300
2004102
200571
2006121
200770
200850
Total574
Petit: International goals[24][25][26]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2004Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Russia6–17–12006 World Cup qualification
213 October 2004Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Russia7–17–12006 World Cup qualification
312 November 2005Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Croatia1–02–0Friendly
427 May 2006Complexo Desportivo, Évora, Portugal Cape Verde3–14–1Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 9 July 2018[27][28]
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Boavista 9 October 2012 28 November 2015 112 44 26 42 146 137 +9 039.29
Tondela 9 December 2015 9 January 2017 42 11 8 23 49 70 −21 026.19
Moreirense 20 March 2017 26 May 2017 8 3 3 2 9 8 +1 037.50
Paços de Ferreira 23 October 2017 8 January 2018 9 1 2 6 11 20 −9 011.11
Moreirense 14 February 2018 20 May 2018 12 4 1 7 11 17 −6 033.33
Total 183 63 40 80 236 252 −16 034.43

Honours

Club

Boavista

Benfica

International

Portugal U-16

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ "Gil Vicente: Um grande Petit" [Gil Vicente: Big Petit]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 November 1999. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool held by Boavista". BBC Sport. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "VfB Stuttgart 1–3 1. FC Köln". ESPN Soccernet. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kölns Petit fällt ein halbes Jahr aus" [Köln's Petit to miss half a year] (in German). Focus. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Petit wieder auf dem Platz" [Petit returns] (in German). 1. FC Köln. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Petit passa a treinador-jogador" [Petit is now a player-coach]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Petit já tinha tomado a decisão de abandonar o Boavista" [Petit had already decided to leave Boavista]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Petit é o novo treinador do Tondela" [Petit is the new manager of Tondela] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rio Ave na Europa, Tondela assegura permanência" [Rio Ave in Europe, Tondela confirm survival] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Petit deixa de ser treinador do Tondela" [Petit stops being manager of Tondela] (in Portuguese). TSF. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Oficial: Petit de saída do Moreirense" [Official: Petit exits Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Petit é o novo treinador do Paços de Ferreira" [Petit is the new manager of Paços de Ferreira]. Observador (in Portuguese). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Petit abandona comando técnico do P. Ferreira" [Petit abandons P. Ferreira's managerial post]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Petit é o novo treinador do Moreirense" [Petit is the new manager of Moreirense]. Observador (in Portuguese). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Caprichos de um vento errante" [Whims of a wandering wind]. Público (in Portuguese). 3 June 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ronaldo leads Portugal procession". UEFA. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Schweinsteiger starts German party". UEFA. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "Petit despede-se da selecção portuguesa de futebol no Euro 2008" [Petit says goodbye to Portugal national team in Euro 2008]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Raul Meireles atinge a meia centena" [Raul Meireles reaches half a century] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  20. ↑ Petit at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ↑ "Petit" (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  22. ↑ "Armando Petit" (in Portuguese). Footballdatabase. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Petit". European Football. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Italy rebounds to defeat Belarus 4–3". China Daily. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  25. ↑ "Portugal venceu sempre e nunca sofreu golos com a Croácia" [Portugal have always defeated Croatia without conceding]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Portugal vence Cabo Verde com 3 golos de Pauleta" [Portugal defeat Cape Verde with 3 goals from Pauleta] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "Petit". Zerozero. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  28. ↑ Petit coach profile at Soccerway
  29. ↑ "Petit e o Boavista: "Vieram-me as lágrimas aos olhos"" [Petit and Boavista: "Tears came to my eyes"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  30. ↑ "Campeões, onze anos depois" [Champions, eleven years after]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 May 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  31. ↑ "Benfica vence Taça de Portugal (2–1)" [Benfica win Portuguese Cup (2–1)]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 May 2004. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Benfica vence Supertaça frente ao Setúbal" [Benfica win Supercup against Setúbal]. Público. 13 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  33. ↑ "Moreira e Maniche convocados" [Moreira and Maniche called] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  34. 1 2 "Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  35. ↑ "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.
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