Waldir Peres
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Waldir Peres de Arruda | ||
Date of birth | January 2, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Garça, Brazil | ||
Date of death | July 23, 2017 | (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 | ||
International career | |||
1975–1982 | Brazil | 39 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
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 |
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 Brazil national team.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.
International
[edit]At international level, Peres had his first match it was the second semi final match during the 1975 Copa América on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with a score of 0-2. Peres capped in total 30 times for Brazil between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazil national team at the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.
Coaching career
[edit]In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores.
Death
[edit]Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.
Personal life
[edit]Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.[1]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977
- Campeonato Paulista: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Campeonato Paulista: 1988
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1990
Individual
[edit]- Brazilian Golden Ball: 1975
- Brazilian Silver Ball: 1975