Question: Facts: - managerclubs: boavista - caps: 26 13 31 30 30 51 148 87 8 - nationalyears: 2001 -- 2008 - youthclubs: bom pastor boavista - birth date: 25 september 1976 - clubs: bom benfica 1 . fc koln boavista pastor boavista uniao lamas esposende gil vicente boavista - nationalcaps: 57 - currentclub: boavista -lrb- coach -rrb- - caption: petit in 2009 - height: 1.74 - nationalgoals: 4 - name: petit - nationalteam: portugal - birth place: strasbourg , france - position: midfielder - fullname: armando goncalves teixeira - totalgoals: 39 - manageryears: 2012 -- - years: 1986 1998 -- 1999 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 2002 2002 -- -- 2008 2008 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 1987 1987 -- 1995 1997 -- 1998 - totalcaps: 424 - youthyears: 1986 -- 1987 1987 -- 1995 - image: petit por.jpg - goals: 1 2 3 3 4 7 12 5 2 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of petit -lrb- portuguese footballer -rrb- .
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armando goncalves teixeira -lrb- ; born 25 september 1976 -rrb- , known as petit , is a retired portuguese professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder , and the current manager of boavista fc .he received the moniker '' petit '' because of his small frame , and also because he was born in france .he also became known as '' pitbull '' by supporters because of his fierce approach , in addition to a powerful outside shot .after helping boavista win its first and only portuguese championship , he went on to amass more than 200 official appearances for benfica , winning another three major titles .he also spent several seasons in germany with 1 .fc koln , but his later years were marred by injury problems .a portuguese international during the 2000s , petit represented the nation in two world cups -- finishing fourth in the 2006 edition -- and as many european championships .