Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazilian national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Waldir Peres de Arruda | ||
Date of birth | (1951-01-02)January 2, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Garça, Brazil | ||
Date of death | July 23, 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 66) | ||
Place of death | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1973 | Ponte Preta | ||
1973–1984 | São Paulo | 617 | (0) |
1984 | América | ||
1984–1985 | Guarani | 26 | (0) |
1986 | Corinthians | 75 | (0) |
1988 | Portuguesa | 22 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Ponte Preta | ||
1989–1990 | Santa Cruz | ||
National team | |||
1975–1982 | Brazil | 39 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1990 | Inter de Limeira | ||
1991 | São Bento | ||
1993 | União Mogi | ||
1994 | São Bento | ||
1994 | Inter de Limeira | ||
1995 | União Mogi | ||
1996 | Nacional-SP | ||
1997 | Ferroviária | ||
1998 | Nacional-SP | ||
1998 | Guarulhos | ||
1999 | Itabaiana | ||
2000 | Nacional-SP | ||
2001 | Paraguaçuense | ||
2002 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
2003 | Oeste | ||
2004 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
2006 | Uberlândia | ||
2007 | Vitória-ES | ||
2007 | Araguaína | ||
2008 | Inter de Limeira | ||
2008 | Engenheiro Beltrão | ||
2013 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.
At international level, Peres was capped 30 times for Brazil, between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.
In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores.
Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.
Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.[1]
Brazil squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup fourth place | ||
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Brazil squad – 1975 Copa América semi-finalists | ||
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Brazil squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup third place | ||
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Brazil squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Bola de Ouro | |
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1 As Hors concours 2 Placar started to give this prize to the best grade holder at Bola de Prata since 1973. In its 2013 ceremonies, a Bola de Ouro was given to Dirceu Lopes, holder of the best 1971 grade. Francisco Reyes and Elías Figueroa, holders of 1970 and 1972 ones respectively, have not been announced as these years' winners yet. |
1975 Bola de Prata | |
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Waldir Peres managerial positions | |||||||||||||
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