José Pérides

José Pérides (born 18 April 1935) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as midfielder for Portuguese clubs Académica Coimbra, Sporting Portugal, Sporting Covilhã, Benfica and Sanjoanense, as well as for the Portugal national football team.

Early life José Peridis was born in 1935 in Tete, Portuguese Mozambique, son of a white Greek emigrant whose surname was Peridis. His mother was a black Mozambican woman.

Career Pérides gained 2 caps for Portugal, and made his debut on 8 October 1961 in Luxembourg City against Luxembourg, in a 4–2 defeat. He was part of the Sporting Portugal team that scored 16 goals against Cypriot team APOEL on 13 November 1963, a record in European club competitions, and would win the 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup final, in a match where Pérides also played.