Valdir Benedito
Brazilian footballer
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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).
Full name
Valdir Benedito
Date of birth
October 25, 1965
Place of birth
Araraquara, Brazil
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 1999–2001 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2001 | Avaí | ||
| 2002 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2002 | São Raimundo-AM | ||
| 2003 | Internacional-SP | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Araraquara, Valdir began playing football with local side Associação Ferroviária de Esportes.[1]
International career
Valdir 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
Club
| 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
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
