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Valdir Pereira

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Valdir Pereira

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Also known as Waldir Pereira, Waldyr Pereira

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Didi, born Waldir Pereira in Campos dos Goytacazes, was a Brazilian association football player and coach. Active as a midfielder, he represented Brazil in the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1954, 1958, and 1962 FIFA World Cups. During his playing career, he was a member of Madureira Esporte Clube, Botafogo F.R., Fluminense F.C., and Real Madrid CF. He also served as a coach for Club Sporting Cristal, the Peru men's national football team, Club Atlético River Plate, and Fenerbahçe Istanbul.

Pereira, who stood 174 cm tall and weighed 68 kg, was known by the pseudonyms "Príncep Etíop" and "Monsieur Football." He died on May 12, 2001, in Rio de Janeiro due to an infectious disease.

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Key facts

1944
São Cristóvão
1945
Industrial
1946
Americano
1966
São Paulo
1975
Fluminense
1977
Cruzeiro
1981
Botafogo
Full name
Waldyr Pereira
Date of birth
( 1928-10-08 ) 8 October 1928
Place of birth
Campos dos Goytacazes , RJ , Brazil
Date of death
12 May 2001 (2001-05-12) (aged 72)
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro , RJ, Brazil
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Midfielder inside forward
1945 1946
Goytacaz
Years
Team
1947 1949
Madureira
1949 1956
Fluminense

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Centre-Forward

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Pereira
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Campos dos Goytacazes
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Brazil
Mass
68
Image
Waldir Pereira 1958.jpg
Height
174
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Commons category
Waldir Pereira
date of birth
1929-10-08
date of death
2001-05-12
pseudonym
Monsieur Football
cause of death
infectious disease
coach of sports team
Bangu Atlético Clube
name in native language
Didi
manner of death
natural causes
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