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Petit
Personal information
Full name	Armando Gonçalves Teixeira
Date of birth	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) (age 33)
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Köln
Number	8
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2008 2008–	Esposende Gondomar União Lamas Esposende Gil Vicente Boavista Benfica Köln	026 0(1) 013 0(2) 031 0(3) 030 0(3) 030 0(4) 051 0(7) 155 (12) 031 0(3)
National team2
2001–2008	Portugal	057 0(4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays with Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder.

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

Club career

After four years with very modest teams, already in Portugal, Petit first established himself at the top level with Gil Vicente, where he was a key player, helping the Barcelos side to its best ever first division finish (fifth, narrowly missing out on UEFA Cup qualification).

After one season, Petit left for Boavista, being instrumental in the club's only league conquest, going on to have his first UEFA Champions League experience.

In 2002, he moved to Benfica, being an instant first-choice. In his third year, he netted twice in 29 contests as the Reds ended an 11-year drought. After impressive showings in the club's 2005–06 Champions League campaign, which ended at the hands of Barcelona, Manchester United, and Olympique Lyonnais were linked with Petit. However, he was reluctant to leave one of his favourite clubs, staying a further two years.

On 29 July 2008, Petit signed for newly promoted side Köln, in Germany. He scored his first goal with Köln on 7 August, against Niederauerbach, in the cup. On 1 November, Petit scored his first in the league, a 90th minute effort against Stuttgart, in a 3–1 triumph. He ended his debut season with 31 matches out of 34, as the club easily maintained its recently acquired status.

International career

Petit made his international debut for Portugal on 2 June 2001, in a 1–1 draw against Ireland in Dublin during the 2002 World Cup qualifying rounds. He played for the national team in the finals, and was also was a member of the national team that reached the final at UEFA Euro 2004, hosted by Portugal.

Petit scored from two long free kicks in a 7–1 home drubbing of Russia, in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers,^[1] going on to be summoned for the final stages, where he scored an own goal in the 61st minute of the third place playoff against Germany,^[2] becoming the fourth player in the tournament to score in that fashion.

Following UEFA Euro 2008, where he started for the eventual quarterfinalists, Petit announced his retirement from international football, at nearly 32. In total, he has won 57 caps and scored 4 goals for the Portugese national side.

Club statistics

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Honours

Team

• Portuguese League: 2000–01, 2004–05
• Portuguese Cup: 2003–04
• Portuguese Supercup: 2005

Individual

• Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2001
• Portuguese Golden Ball: 2006

References

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• PortuGOAL profile
• Bundesliga stats at Fussballdaten (German)

Portugal squads 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 Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 J. Andrade • 5 Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Beto • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari 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 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Santos • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Bruno Alves • 4 Bosingwa • 5 Meira • 6 R. Meireles • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Petit • 9 H. Almeida • 10 J. Moutinho • 11 Simão • 12 Nuno • 13 Miguel • 14 Ribeiro • 15 Pepe • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 Quaresma • 18 M. Veloso • 19 Nani • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Patrício • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari