Petit (Portuguese footballer)

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Petit
Personal information
Full name	Armando Gonçalves Teixeira
Date of birth	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) (age 32)
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Köln
Number	12
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2008 2008–	Gil Vicente Boavista Benfica Köln	030 0(4) 051 0(7) 155 (12) 020 0(2)
National team2
2001–2008	Portugal	057 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 25 September 1976 in Strasbourg), better known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer. He was born to Portuguese parents and currently plays as a defensive midfielder for 1. FC Köln of the German Bundesliga. He was nicknamed Petit because of his small frame and the fact he was born in France. He is known as The Pitbull by his supporters because of the fierceness with which he faces every game. Petit is also known for his direct free kicks from which he often scores, most notably 2 in a 7-1 drubbing of Russia in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. As well as his set-pieces, Petit is also known for his range of passing.

[edit] Club career

Petit first established himself at Gil Vicente, where he was a key player. He soon left to play in the Champions League with Boavista; the club won the Portuguese Liga in 2001 and reached the semi-finals of the 2003 UEFA Cup. In 2002, he moved to Benfica, where he has established himself as a player, winning the Cup of Portugal in 2004 and the 2005 league. After impressive showings in Benfica's 2005-06 Champions League campaign, which ended after they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Barcelona, Manchester United and Lyon were linked with Petit. However, he was reluctant to leave one of his favourite clubs. On 29 July 2008, it was announced he had signed for newly promoted side Köln from Germany. He scored his first goal with Köln on 7 August against Niederauerbach in the DFB Pokal. On 1 November, Petit scored in a 3-1 win at Stuttgart.

[edit] International career

Petit made his international debut for Portugal on 2 June 2001 in a 1-1 draw against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds. He played for the national team in the 2002 World Cup finals and was also was a member of the national team that reached the final at UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Petit scored an own goal in the 61st minute of the third place playoff against Germany. He was the fourth player in the tournament to score an own goal. Following UEFA Euro 2008, Petit announced that he would retire from international football.

[edit] Career statistics

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[edit] Honours

• Portuguese Liga: 2001, 2005
• Portuguese Cup: 2004
• Portuguese SuperCup: 2005
• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2001
• Portuguese Golden Ball: 2006

[edit] External links

• PortuGOAL profile

Portugal squads v • d • e Portugal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 Xavier • 4 Caneira • 5 Couto • 6 Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 Pinto • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Conceição • 12 Viana • 13 Andrade • 14 Barbosa • 15 Nélson • 16 Ricardo • 17 Bento • 18 Frechaut • 19 Capucho • 20 Petit • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Beto • 23 Rui Jorge • Coach: Oliveira v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 Andrade • 5 Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 R. Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Beto • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari v • d • e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Santos • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Alves • 4 Bosingwa • 5 Meira • 6 Meireles • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Petit • 9 Almeida • 10 Moutinho • 11 Simão • 12 Nuno • 13 Miguel • 14 Ribeiro • 15 Pepe • 16 Carvalho • 17 Quaresma • 18 Veloso • 19 Nani • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Patrício • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari