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Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti was a Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974. Nicknamed "el Verdugo", he was a highly skillful midfielder and a prolific goalscorer, regarded by Pelé as "one of the 5 best players in the world". He was listed by the IFFHS as the 37th greatest South American player of the XXth century.
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Born 3 December 1942 · Died 2 December 2013 · Q516417
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Won the CONMEBOL Sudamericana with Atletico PR (2021).
Joined Atletico PR in 2021.
Won the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana with Flamengo (2020).
Won the Campeonato Carioca with Flamengo (2020).
Joined Flamengo in 2020.
Won the Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro (2019).
Joined Cruzeiro in 2019.
Joined Spartak Moscow in 2017.
Won the Brazilian Copa Do Brasil with Gremio (2016).
Joined Gremio in 2015.
Died 2013-12-02.
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Played for Club de Fútbol Monterrey (1980–1980).
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Played for Coritiba F.C. (1979–1979).
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Played for Bangu Atlético Clube (1979–1979).
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Played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1979–1979).
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Played for Deportivo Neza (1979–1980).
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Played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1978–1978).
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Played for Coritiba F.C. (1978–1978) — 20 appearances, 1 goals.
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Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with São Paulo (1977).
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His final year with the club they became national champions for the first time in their history
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Won: Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo (1975).
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Won award: Copa Libertadores Top Scorer (1974).
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Won award: Bola de Prata (1973).
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Won award: Campeonato Brasileiro Top Scorer (1972).
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Won: Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo (1971).
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Played for São Paulo FC (1970–1977) — 111 appearances, 29 goals.
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Won award: Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Top Scorer (1969).
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Won: Intercontinental Champions' Supercup with Peñarol (1969).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1968).
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Won award: Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer (1968).
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Won award: Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Top Scorer (1968).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1967).
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Won: Copa América with Uruguay (1967).
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Won award: Copa América Best Player (1967).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol (1966).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with Peñarol (1966).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1965).
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Won award: Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer (1965).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1964).
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Won award: Uruguayan Primera División Top Scorer (1963).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1962).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol (1961).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1961).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with Peñarol (1961).
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And 1966 and two editions of the Uruguayan Copa Competencia in 1964 and 1967
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Played for Uruguay men's national football team (1961–1974) — 52 appearances, 17 goals.
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1960).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with Peñarol (1960).
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Won: Primera División with Peñarol (1959).
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Played for Club Atlético Peñarol (1959–1970) — 159 appearances, 81 goals.
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Born 1942-12-03.
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