Waldemar de Brito
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Waldemar de Brito | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1913 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1979 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1923–1927 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1932 | Syrio[1] | 40 | (12) |
1928 | → Independência (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1933–1934 | São Paulo[2] | 17 | (22) |
1934 |
Botafogo[3] | - | (-) |
1935–1937 | San Lorenzo | 3 | (3) |
1937–1939 |
Flamengo[4] | 32 | (20) |
1939–1941 | San Lorenzo | 42 | (22) |
1942–1943 | São Paulo | 17 | (21) |
1944 |
Fluminense[3] | - | (-) |
1944 | Portuguesa[1] | 8 | (5) |
1945–1946 |
Palmeiras[1] | 5 | (3) |
1946 | Portuguesa Santista | 6 | (5) |
Total | 173 | (113) | |
International career | |||
1934–1942 | Brazil | 18 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Waldemar de Brito (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐwdeˈmaʁ dʒi ˈbɾitu], 17 May 1913 – 21 February 1979) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in Brazil and Argentina, as well as for the Brazil national team. He is acknowledged to have discovered Pelé during the latter's early footballing days. His brother, Petronilho de Brito, was also a footballer.[5]
Club career
Waldemar, a native of
International career
Waldemar was capped 18 times for the Brazil national team, scoring 18 goals.[8] He played at the 1934 World Cup, where Brazil was eliminated by Spain in the first round. In that match, Waldemar took a penalty kick for Brazil, but Spain goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora saved his shot.[9]
Post-playing career
After he retired, Waldemar de Brito was part of a project to scout young talents at Bauru Atlético Clube. In 1954, he spotted a kid named
References
- ^ a b c "Acervo Estadão". Estadao.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ [1] saopaulofc.net (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b "Jornal dos Sports". Biblioteca Nacional Digital (in Portuguese).
- ^ [2] Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
- ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ a b Belpiede, Marcelo. "Waldemar de Brito: craque como jogador e descobridor de talentos" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva.net, Brazil. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ "Waldemar de Brito do São Paulo". museudosesportes.com.br. Museu dos esportes, Brazil. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ "Todos os brasileiros – 1934". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ "Eightfinals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Pele biography". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.