| Pedro Petrone | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Petrone | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1904 | |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Date of death | December 13, 1964 (aged 60) | |
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1920-1924 1924-1931 1931-1933 1933-1934 |
Solferino Montevideo Club Nacional de Football ACF Fiorentina Club Nacional de Football |
- (-) 128 (146) 44 (37) 20 (30) |
| National team | ||
| 1924-1930 | Uruguay national football team | 80 (36) |
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Pedro Petrone (May 11, 1904 – December 13, 1964), nicknamed Artillero was a Uruguayan footballer in the striker role. His nickname Artillero, meaning artilleryman or gunner in reference to his amazing goalscoring prowess.
In his career he 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 (Top goalscorer in Serie A 1931-32). Whilst in Italy, Petrone was timed in the hundred metres at 11 seconds and was said to be the fastest player in the League.
Two times Gold medalist in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, he won the 1930 FIFA World Cup with Uruguay. He died in Montevideo at 60 years of age.
Petrone was two days shy of his 19th birthday when he accepted his 1924 Gold Medal & tournament top goalscorer award, he remains the youngest football Gold medallist to this day.
The official caps Petrone won stands at 29 with 24 goals however Olympic caps and early non Fifa officiated matches would bring this record to 80 caps and 36 goals. Petrone is currently fourth in the Uruguay top goalscorers list.
Honours
- 1923 Copa America - winner
- 1923 Copa America - Top Goalscorer
- 1924 Primera División Uruguaya - winner
- 1924 Olympics - Gold Medal
- 1924 Olympic Football Tournament Top Goalscorer
- 1924 Copa America - winner
- 1924 Copa America Tournament Top Goalscorer
- 1927 Copa America - runner-up
- 1927 Copa America Tournament Top Goalscorer
- 1928 Olympics - Gold Medal
- 1929 Copa America - third place
- 1930 FIFA World Cup - winner
- 1933 Primera División Uruguaya – winner
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's Football | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1924 Paris | Team competition |
| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | Team competition |
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- 1924 Olympic Football Tournament Top Goalscorer
- Uruguay All time World Cup Team
- Uruguay Appearance and Goalscoring chart
- 1923 Copa America winner & Top Goalscorer
1924 Copa America winner & Top Goalscorer - 1927 Copa America runner-up & Top Goalscorer
- 1928 Olympics, Quarter Final Hat-trick versus German national football team
| Preceded by Rodolfo Volk |
Serie A top scorer 1931-32 |
Succeeded by Felice Borel |
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