Waldir Peres
Personal information
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
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

Club

At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.

International

At international level, Peres his first match, was the second semi final match during the 1975 Copa América on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with 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

In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

Death

Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.

Personal life

Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.[1]

Honours

Club

São Paulo
Corinthians
Santa Cruz

Individual

References

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