Waldir Peres

Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Waldir Peres
Personal information
Full nameValdir Peres de Arruda
Date of birth(1951-01-02)January 2, 1951
Place of birthGarça, Brazil
Date of deathJuly 23, 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 66)
Place of deathMogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Playing positionGoalkeeper (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1973Ponte Preta
1973–1984São Paulo617(0)
1984América
1984–1985Guarani26(0)
1986Corinthians75(0)
1988Portuguesa22(0)
1988–1989Ponte Preta
1989–1990Santa Cruz
National team
1975–1982Brazil39(0)
Teams managed
1990Inter de Limeira
1991São Bento
1993União Mogi
1994São Bento
1994Inter de Limeira
1995União Mogi
1996Nacional-SP
1997Ferroviária
1998Nacional-SP
1998Guarulhos
1999Itabaiana
2000Nacional-SP
2001Paraguaçuense
2002Rio Branco-PR
2003Oeste
2004Rio Branco-PR
2006Uberlândia
2007Vitória-ES
2007Araguaína
2008Inter de Limeira
2008Engenheiro Beltrão
2013Grêmio Maringá
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peres died in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil on July 23, 2017 from a heart attack at the age of 66.[1]

Club career statistics

[2]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
1973 São Paulo Série A 19 0
1974 18 0
1975 26 0
1976 12 0
1977 14 0
1978 11 0
1979 0 0
1980 Série A 18 0
1981 11 0
1982 18 0
1983 22 0
1984 14 0
1985 Guarani Série A 24 0
1986 Corinthians Paulista Série A 1 0
1987 15 0
1988 Portuguesa Desportos Série A 22 0
1989 Ponte Preta Série B 0 0
1990 Santa Cruz Série B 0 0
Country Brazil 245 0
Total 245 0

International career statistics

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
1974 0 0
1975 1 0
1976 4 0
1977 0 0
1978 0 0
1979 0 0
1980 0 0
1981 11 0
1982 11 0
Total 27 0

References

  1. "Soccer-Brazil's 1982 World Cup goalkeeper Peres dies". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Waldir Peres". www.national-football-teams.com.