Artur de Sousa — "PINGA" | 1933-1934 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

PINGA PES STATS | 1933-1934

da_ni Name: Artur de Sousa ''PINGA'' Artur de Sousa — ''PINGA'' | 1933-1934 Club: FC Porto Number Position: AM, WF, SS, *CF Nationality: Portuguese Era/Age: 1933/34, 24 years old (30/09/09). Foot: L Side: L Height: - Weight: - Attack: 90 Defence: 48 Balance: 77 Stamina: 88 Top Speed: 82 Acceleration: 85 Response: 89 Agility: 88 Dribble Accuracy: 92 Dribble Speed: 82 Short Pass Accuracy: 84 Short Pass Speed: 82 Long Pass Accuracy: 85 Long Pass Speed: 86 Shot Accuracy: 91 Shot Power: 91 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 67 Swerve: 69 Header: 74 Jump: 79 Technique: 93 Aggression: 88 Mentality: 79 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 78 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot Frequency: 5 Consistency: 6 SPECIAL ABILITIES: * DRIBBLING * PASSING * SCORING * MIDDLE SHOOTING * 1-TOUCH PASS * OUTSIDE Artur de Sousa, better known as Pinga, born on the island of Madeira on 30 September 1909. He began his career serving Marítimo, nad it didn’t took long to awaken the greed of the leaders of Futebol Clube do Porto, where he arrived in the end of 1930 Perhaps the greatest player of our talent in football, na extremely vivid player, truly brilliant, Cândido de Oliveira wrote in the newspaper A Bola '', in April 1945. Pinga, from Madeira,left interior of FC Porto in 1930/31 to July 1946, had met each other in all aspects of the greatest football players: attacked and defended, great control of ball, expert in dribling, strong shot. Pinga was international at 21 years, in a game with Spain, there is the Spanish disposed in praise for his brilliant performance. In 31/32 is Champion of Portugal with FC Porto. In the semi-finals, in FC Porto 3-0 Benfica, the chronicler of ''Stadium'' wrote: ''glad to record, as an example and something to praise, the way Pinga plays. It is the man who never stops. That is always on the defense and attack. That dribbles, passes and intercepts ... never committing violence. Pinga is the complete player: to the mastery of technique, he combines the most elegant way to play. '' The Spanish referee, Ramon Melcon, to direct the very final Porto 2-1 Belenenses in 1932, was thrilled with the performance of Drip. Formed the great midfield of Futebol Clube do Porto in 30 years with: Acácio Mosque and Valdemar Mota, who became known as “os três diabos do meio-dia” (the three noon devils”.'' The name appeared in the season after the Christmas of 1933 the FC Porto have disputed 2 games, the first was against a selection of Budapest where the portistas won by 7-4. A week later was the time to conduct new game but this time against one of the most powerful teams of the time, the First of Vienna. The game was at noon, and the FC Porto won by 3-0. About this, Pinga said what he thought before retire from football: ''We three ... That is what was playing ... Excuse the vanity, but it seems to me that we’l never find three guys of the ball so closely linked. If by us, at times, neither knew how it was ...''. It was for many years considered the best player of Portuguese football, and had a great importance for the Portugal national team. In July 1946 took place Pinga’s farewell party, after the astonishing mak of 396 goals on 400 matches played for FC Porto, with the completion of a game against a selection which was formed by players of Sporting, Belenenses, Académica and Benfica. When he left the stadium Estádio do Lima, was moved with tears in eyes for all that crowd too excited, it is to wave handkerchiefs and shouting his name. After the farewell, Pinga became the coach and began the journey in Tirsense where he lived one moment of glory when his team eliminated Sporting in the Cup of Portugal. Returned to the Port Football Club to be assistant coach and later took on the young to teach what he had done so well had as a footballer. _________________ ''My heart only has one colour: Blue and White!! João D. Pinto Artur de Sousa — "PINGA" | 1933-1934 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)