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MarekPivarnik
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Name: José Perácio BerjunNickname: "Péracio" Country:  Brazil
Club: Botafogo F.R. 1937-1940, C.R. Flamengo 1941-1949
Position: *SS, CF, AMF
Side: LF/BS
Age: 21-25 years (02/11/1917)
Height: 176 cm – 178 cm
Weight: 74 kg – 73 kg
Attack: 86
Defence: 33
Balance: 82
Stamina: 77
Top Speed: 85
Acceleration: 87
Response: 83
Agility: 84
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 81
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 75
Long Pass Accuracy: 72
Long Pass Speed: 69
Shot Accuracy: 86
Shot Power: 90
Shot Technique: 82
Free Kick Accuracy: 70
Curling: 75
Header: 84
Jump: 82
Technique: 82
Aggression: 88
Mentality: 79
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 72
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 8
Weak Foot Frequency: 8
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard
CARDS:
S01 - Reaction
P13 - Long Ranger
P15 - Goal Poacher
P16 - Dummy Runner
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Reaction - Scoring – Middle Shooting
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack MindedInfo: Discovered by Villa Nova in 1932, Perácio joined Botafogo in 1937. At the Rio de Janeiro club, he earned a spot on the Brazilian national team and participated in the 1938 World Cup in France. Perácio was considered a folkloric figure. Semi-literate, he could barely sign his name. On the boat transporting the Brazilian delegation to the 1938 World Cup, Perácio used binoculars because he wanted to "see the equator up close." Another memorable episode in Perácio's life was when, while refueling his Packard, he lit a cigarette and threw the match on the ground, much to the dismay of his teammate Martim Silveira. Perácio replied, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't know you were superstitious." He left Botafogo in 1940 to play for Flamengo the following year. He played with the red-and-black team until 1949, winning the Rio de Janeiro state championship three times between 1942 and 1944. He served in the FEB during World War II. He retired in 1951, a year after joining Canto do Rio FC. - He was a left midfielder, one of the five members of the attacking line of the old 2-3-5 or "pyramid" formation. Or even a spearhead, according to the nomenclature established after the adaptation of the English WM system in Brazil, the so-called "diagonal." Whatever the name of the position, Perácio was an attacking prodigy, a true tank. Unstoppable in his sprints, dragging markers, and almost always finishing with a powerful kick or an accurate header. His strength, courage, and powerful kick with both feet attracted attention.
- Flávio Costa, upon seeing the player arrive at Gávea with a few extra pounds, immediately told him to lose weight. Perácio trained every day in two wool shirts. He had also definitively abandoned the bohemian lifestyle for which he had become famous alongside his Botafogo teammates. His hobby now was fishing in the Laguna, right there on the Flamengo ramp, in front of Gávea Stadium. He would eat lunch at a nearby boarding house and only visit the surrounding area, going to bed early to be the first to arrive at training.
- His scoring instinct remained intact. Perácio was Flamengo's top scorer in the Carioca team in 1946, with 19 goals. But that would be his last great year. With the signing of Jair Rosa Pinto, he began to be used less, and after the 1947 championship, he terminated his contract with Fla. Perácio once said: "The pitch is the most thankless circus on earth." At 30, he found himself without a club and a victim of his own truth. He went to São Paulo to work as a taxi driver. He wouldn't play for Fla again four years later, in a friendly against Espírito Santo, definitively closing his story with Mais Querido.
- Definitively retired, he coached an amateur team in São Paulo and returned to Rio, where he settled. He lived his final years as a retired military man. He died on March 10, 1977, at the age of 59, after being hospitalized for several days at the Hospital dos Servidores. He suffered from lung cancer and did not survive. He was buried in the São João Batista Cemetery.
The extroverted miner, with a strong kick and a love of flashy cars, didn't go as far as he could have, but he was one of the greats of his era, a romantic moment in football that left a lasting impression on the fans who witnessed it. As much nostalgia as the spirited and courageous football of the eternal Perácio.
- José Perácio, the great striker for Flamengo, Vila Nova de Minas Gerais, Botafogo-RJ, and the Brazilian national team, was born in Nova Lima (MG) on November 2, 1917, and died in Rio de Janeiro on March 10, 1977. He was one of the leading Brazilian players of the 1930s and 1940s, notable for the power of his shot with both his right and left feet. Coach Flávio Costa said he had a kick in his feet.
- It's the quarterfinals, and a move has become a World Cup legend: the powerful and speedy left-footed striker Perácio unleashes one of his terrifying shots that the legendary Czech goalkeeper Frantisek Planicka barely manages to intercept. The ball hits the goalkeeper's body with such force that he loses his balance and violently collides with the woodwork, fracturing his arm and collarbone. Quote: “Meia-armador e ponta-de-lança ao mesmo tempo e dono de um dos maiores e mais poderosos chutes. Certos goleiros se abaixavam quando era de perto o negócio. Um dos monstros sagrados do futebol brasileiro de fins da década de 30 e da de 40”, completou Saldanha, que estava coberto de razão. Perácio, que tinha um dos chutes mais violentos já emanados por aqui, era parrudo. Tinha cerca de 1 metro e 80 de altura. Dividir bola com ele ou ficar diante de um pelotaço que desferia era derrota na certa.
Que o diga Planicka, lendário goleiro da antiga Tcheco-Eslováquia, um dos melhores da história, que encarou Perácio em um embate na Copa de 38. Deu-se mal, obviamente. Após uma trombada com o craque brasileiro, Planicka perdeu o rumo e chocou-se contra a trave. Resultado: clavícula deslocada.
O cartunista Ziraldo, que teve Perácio como um dos seus ídolos de infância, sempre acreditou que o goleiro tcheco morrera no lance. O fato impressionara o menino Ziraldo, que ao descobrir ser Perácio mineiro igual a ele, assumiu-se um apaixonado torcedor do Flamengo.
Perácio era tão carismático que cativava uma legião de torcedores até mesmo dos rivais do Botafogo e do Flamengo, times em que brilhou no futebol carioca. Além do poderoso chute, o meia-esquerda tinha uma velocidade impressionante. Com a bola dominada ainda na área do time que defendia, partia rumo ao gol adversário com uma fúria igual a de um touro das sangrentas corridas nas ruas de Sevilha. Essa característica singular do craque estimulou uma reflexão em Saldanha, para quem Perácio era a figura exemplar de uma nova etapa do futebol que se construía na década de 1930: a do profissionalismo, na qual, explicava o João “Sem medo”, o jogador não se resumia simplesmente a um mero futebolista, mas a algo muito mais sofisticado: “Um futebolista e atleta, formado em toda a extensão”. E Saldanha completara o raciocínio: caso um jogador do período amador ousasse uma carreira como as que praticava o Perácio, cairia morto de cansaço. Perácio cansava também, mas bem menos. Tinha força e fôlego de sobras.
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