Valdir Benedito (born 25 October 1965) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Paranaense (Brazil), Atlético Mineiro (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Internacional (Brazil) and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valdir Benedito | ||
| Date of birth | October 25, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1987–1988 | Platinense-PR | ||
| 1988 | Internacional | ||
| 1989 | Platinense-PR | ||
| 1990–1992 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1992–1995 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1995–1997 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 1998 | Cruzeiro-RS | ||
| 1999–2001 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2001 | Avaí | ||
| 2002 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2002 | São Raimundo-AM | ||
| 2003 | Internacional-Limeira | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Araraquara, Valdir began playing football with local side Associação Ferroviária de Esportes.[1]
International career
editValdir was a participant at the 1991 Copa América in Chile, and was capped 3 times for the Brazil national team in 1991.[1]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 28 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 12 | ||
International
edit| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b Micheletti, Rogério. "Que fim levou? Valdir: Ex-Ex-volante do Atlético-PR". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Valdir Benedito at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Valdir Benedito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valdir Benedito at Sambafoot (archived)
- Valdir Benedito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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