Waldir Peres

Brazilian footballer and manager (1951–2017)
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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 name Valdir 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
Position(s) Goalkeeper (retired)
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
* 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

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Club statistics 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

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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

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  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.