José Pedro Biléu (born 10 April 1932, in

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) is a former Portuguese

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who played as forward.

Football career

José Pedro started playing for his local team Luso Morense in 1950. The team did well in the regional league and third division in the 1950/51 and 1951/52 seasons catching the eye of local giants Lusitano Évora who had recently been promoted to the Portuguese First Division. José Pedro would become the most prolific goalscoarer in the history of Lusitano, scoring 136 official goals in 15 seasons between the First and Second Division as well as

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. At the age of 37 José Pedro moved to Lusitano’s rival in Évora, Juventude, who were playing in the Third Division at the time. José Pedro played for the blue eagles for four seasons more before retiring at the age of 40.

International career

Biléu gained 2

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and made his debut 22 May 1955 in

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against

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, in a 3-1 win.

Death

José Pedro Biléu passed away on 9 April 2016 in Mora.

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