Wikipedia / Pedro Petrone
Wikipedia / Pedro Petrone
Pedro Petrone Schiavone (11 May 1905 – 13 December 1964) was a Uruguayan footballer who played in the role of striker. His nickname was Artillero, meaning artilleryman or gunner, in reference to his amazing goalscoring prowess.
Club career
Throughout his career, Petrone played for Nacional, where he won two National Tournaments (1924, 1934), and in Italy with Fiorentina, where he played 44 games and scored 37 goals; he was the top goalscorer in Serie A during the 1931–32 season). Whilst in Italy, Petrone was timed in the hundred metres at 11 seconds and was said to be the fastest player in the League.
International career
A two-time gold medalist in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, Petrone also won the 1930 FIFA World Cup with Uruguay. He was 19 years and 1 month old when he received the 1924 gold medal and the tournament top-goalscorer award, still remaining to this day the youngest ever football gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Games.
Petrone won 29 official caps for Uruguay, scoring 24 goals, but early non-FIFA officiated matches would bring his record to 80 caps and 36 goals. He is currently seventh (7th) in the Uruguay top-goalscorers list.
Death
Petrone died in Montevideo in 1964, at the age of 59 years.
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
1923 | 3 | 3 | |
1924 | 11 | 11 | |
1927 | 4 | 4 | |
1928 | 5 | 5 | |
1929 | 4 | 0 | |
1930 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 24 |
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrone goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
2 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1923 South American Championship | ||
3 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1923 South American Championship | ||
4 | Stade olympique, Colombes, France | 1–0 | 7–0 | |||
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | Stade Bergeyre, Paris, France | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
7 | 3–0 | |||||
8 | Stade olympique, Colombes, France | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
9 | 4–1 | |||||
10 | Stade olympique, Colombes, France | 1–0 | 1924 Summer Olympics | |||
11 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 1–0 | 5–0 | |||
12 | 2–0 | |||||
13 | 5–0 | |||||
14 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1924 South American Championship | ||
15 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | 1–0 | 9–0 | |||
16 | 4–0 | |||||
17 | 8–0 | |||||
18 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | 1– | 3–2 | |||
19 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 4–1 | |||
20 | 2–0 | |||||
21 | 4–1 | |||||
22 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 1928 Summer Olympics | |||
23 | Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | 2– | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
24 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
List of international goals scored by Pedro Petrone
Honours
Club
Nacional
Primera División Uruguaya: 1924, 1933
International
Uruguay
South American Championship: 1923, 1924; runner-up: 1927; third place: 1929
Individual
South American Championship Top-scorer: 1923, 1924, 1927
South American Championship Player of the tournament: 1924
Olympic Football Tournament Top-scorer: 1924
References
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