Pedro Petrone Schiavone (11 May 1905 – 13 December 1964) was a

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who played in the role of striker. His nickname was ''Artillero'', meaning artilleryman or gunner, in reference to his amazing goalscoring prowess.

Club career

Throughout his career, Petrone played for Nacional, where he won two National Tournaments (1924, 1934), and in

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with

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, where he played 44 games and scored 37 goals; he was the top goalscorer in

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during the 1931–32 season). Whilst in Italy, Petrone was timed in the hundred metres at 11 seconds and was said to be the fastest player in the League.

International career

A two-time gold medalist in the

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and

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Summer Olympics, Petrone also won the

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with

. He was 19 years and 1 month old when he received the 1924 gold medal and the tournament top-goalscorer award, still remaining to this day the youngest ever football gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Games. Petrone won 29 official caps for Uruguay, scoring 24 goals, but early non-FIFA officiated matches would bring his record to 80 caps and 36 goals. He is currently seventh (7th) in the Uruguay top-goalscorers list.

Death

Petrone died in

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in 1964, at the age of 59 years.

Honours

Club

;Nacional *

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: 1924, 1933

International

;Uruguay *

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* South American Championship: 1923,

; runner-up:

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; third place:

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Individual

* South American Championship Top-scorer: 1923,

* South American Championship Player of the tournament:

* Olympic Football Tournament Top-scorer:

* Serie A Top-scorer: 1931–32

References

External links

1924 Olympic Football Tournament Top Goalscorer
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