Valdoir
Brazilian footballer
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Valdoir Marques de Souza (3 June 1958 – 30 July 2016), simply known as Valdoir, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.
Full name
Valdoir Marques de Souza
Date of birth
3 June 1958
Place of birth
Pelotas, Brazil
Date of death
30 July 2016 (aged 58)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valdoir Marques de Souza | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pelotas, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 July 2016 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Santana do Livramento, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Grêmio Santanense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Grêmio | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Bahia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Figueirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Joaçaba AC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | São José-RS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Bagé | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Brazil Olympic | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Valdoir played for several clubs in Brazil, especially Bahia and teams from the southern region. Versatile, Valdoir played in any position in the defensive system.[1]
International career
Valdoir was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.[2]
