Waldir Peres

Not to be confused with Waldir Pires.

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 ( aged 66 )
Place of death	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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
1991	São Bento
1992	Inter de Limeira
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, real name Waldir Peres de Arruda, (born January 2, 1951 in Garça, Brazil - died July 23, 2017 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)| goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team. His son Diogo Pires is also football player.

In 2006, he was Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

International career

He was capped 30 times for Brazil, between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.

Honours

Club

São Paulo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977
• Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
• Copa do Brasil: 1976

Santa Cruz

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1990

Individual

• Brazilian Golden Ball: 1975
• Brazilian Silver Ball: 1975