Pedro Petrone Schiavone (11 May 1905 – 13 December 1964) was a Uruguayan footballer who played in the role of striker. His nickname was Artillero, meaning artilleryman or gunner, in reference to his goalscoring prowess.
Club career Throughout his career, Petrone played for Nacional, where he won two National Tournaments (1924, 1934), and in Italy with Fiorentina, where he played 44 games and scored 37 goals; he was the top goalscorer in Serie A 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 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, Petrone also won the 1930 FIFA World Cup with Uruguay. 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 Montevideo in 1964, at the age of 59 years.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay19233319241111192744192855192940193021Total2924
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrone goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Pedro PetroneNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay2–02–01923 South American Championship2Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–02–11923 South American Championship 3Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–02–01923 South American Championship 4Stade olympique, Colombes, France1–07–01924 Summer Olympics53–06Stade Bergeyre, Paris, France1–03–01924 Summer Olympics 73–08Stade olympique, Colombes, France 3–15–11924 Summer Olympics 94–110Stade olympique, Colombes, France 1–03–01924 Summer Olympics 11Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–05–01924 South American Championship122–0135–014Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay 1–03–11924 South American Championship 15Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–09–01927 South American Championship164–0178–018Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile1–3–2Friendly19Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands1–04–11928 Summer Olympics202–0214–122Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–01–11928 Summer Olympics 23Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay 2–2–2Friendly24Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–11–1Friendly
Honours Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 1924, 1933
Uruguay Olympic Gold Medal: 1924, 1928 South American Championship: 1923, 1924; runner-up 1927; third place 1929 FIFA World Cup: 1930
Individual South American Championship top scorer: 1923, 1924, 1927 South American Championship Player of the tournament: 1924 Olympic Football Tournament top scorer: 1924 Capocannoniere: 1931–32
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1924 Olympic Football Tournament Top Goalscorer Uruguay All time World Cup Team Uruguay Appearance and Goalscoring chart 1928 Olympics, Quarter Final Hat-trick versus Germany national football team