Waldir Peres

Not to be confused with Waldir Pires.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Peres and the second or paternal family name is de Arruda.

Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazil national team.

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(2017-07-23) (aged 66)
Place of death	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 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
1990	Inter de Limeira
1991	São Bento
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

Playing career

Club

At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.

International

At international level, Peres had his first match it was the second semi final match during the 1975 Copa América on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with a score of 0-2. Peres capped in total 30 times for Brazil between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazil national team at the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.

Coaching career

In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

Death

Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.

Personal life

Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.^[1]

Honours

Club

São Paulo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977
• Campeonato Paulista: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1988

Santa Cruz

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1990

Individual

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