Tenente (footballer)

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Tenente
Personal information
Full name Waldir Isaú Pereira
Date of birth (1941-10-18)October 18, 1941
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil
Date of death 12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 54)
Place of death Criciúma, Brazil
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Metropol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Metropol
1964 Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
1965–1972 São Paulo 187 (3)
1968Bahia (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Waldir Isaú Pereira (18 October 1941 – 12 March 1996), better known as Tenente, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left back.[1][2]

Career[edit]

An employee of Carbonifera Metropolitana de Criciúma, the company that owned EC Metropol at the time, ended up demonstrating talent in football games among employees and received a chance in professional football.[3] He had a brief spell at Vasco da Gama where he received no opportunities, and went to São Paulo FC. He was part of the first squad to win a title at the Estádio do Morumbi.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Waldir received the nickname "Tenente" (English: Lieutenant) at São Paulo FC, as he ended up accidentally shooting after playing with a revolver inside the club's changing rooms.[3]

Honours[edit]

Metropol
São Paulo

Death[edit]

Died in a traffic accident in his hometown Criciúma, at age 54.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Tenente". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Papo de boteco". Jornal de Brasília (in Portuguese). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ "O primeiro título do Tricolor no Morumbi". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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