Valdo Filho

Valdo

Valdo in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Valdo Cândido Oliveira Filho
Date of birth	(1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
Place of birth	Siderópolis, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983	Figueirense
1984–1988	Grêmio	96	(18)
1988–1991	Benfica	78	(11)
1991–1995	Paris Saint Germain	115	(10)
1995–1997	Benfica	60	(9)
1997–1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	26	(4)
1998–2000	Cruzeiro	56	(7)
2000–2001	Santos	19	(1)
2001–2002	Atlético Mineiro	23	(1)
2002	Juventude	12	(2)
2003	São Caetano
2003–2004	Botafogo	44	(2)
Total		519	(65)
National team
1987–1993	Brazil	45	(4)
Teams managed
2009	União Rondonópolis
2011	Maringá
2012	Serra Macaense
2014–2015	MC Alger (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho (born 12 January 1964), known simply as Valdo, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.

In a senior career which spanned more than two decades, he played professionally – other than in his own country – in Portugal, France and Japan.

Having appeared more than 40 times for Brazil, Valdo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Siderópolis, Santa Catarina, Valdo began playing football with Figueirense Futebol Clube, making his professional debuts with Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense, with which he won four consecutive Rio Grande do Sul Leagues.

In the summer of 1988, he signed with S.L. Benfica of Portugal, alongside compatriot Ricardo Gomes, a central defender. Both were important elements in their debut season, as the Eagles won the Primeira Liga championship, a feat which was again accomplished in 1991, with the midfielder netting five goals in 26 matches.

Both Valdo and Gomes left for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the 1991 summer, and both would return four years later to the Lisbon side, having won a total of four titles, including the 1993–94 edition of the Ligue 1. In his second Benfica spell, he played in 30 league matches in each of his two seasons, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1996.

Aged 32, Valdo joined J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus Eight, and returned to his country after two slow years. He would continue to play until the age of 40, representing six teams in quick succession (he ended his career after having helped Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas achieve its return to the Série A).

Valdo began working as a manager in 2009, in Brazilian amateur football. Five years later, he rejoined his former Benfica boss Artur Jorge at MC Alger from Algeria.^[1][2]

International career

Valdo gained 45 caps for the Brazilian national team, during six years. Before having made his first appearance he was called to the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play one single second.

In the 1990 edition in Italy, Valdo was already a starter, and played in the national side's four matches in the tournament, including the round-of-16 0–1 loss against Argentina.^[3]

Personal life

Upon retiring from football, Valdo settled in Portugal with his Portuguese wife. The couple had one daughter, Tatiele, who died in a car accident at only 13.^[4]

Statistics

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Club

International

Honours

Club

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Benfica

• Primeira Liga:^[6] 1988–89, 1990–91
• Taça de Portugal:^[6] 1995–96; Runner-up 1988–89, 1996–97
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989
• European Cup: Runner-up 1989–90^[7]

Paris SG

• Ligue 1: 1993–94
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1998
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1999
• Copa Centro-Oeste: 1999

Country

Brazil

• Copa América: 1989^[8]
• Pan American Games: 1987
• Pre-Olympic tournament: 1987
• Rous Cup: 1987

Individual

• Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 1998

References

External links

• Valdo at footballzz.co.uk
• Valdo profile at ForaDeJogo
• Valdo profile at Soccerway
• Valdo at National-Football-Teams.com

Valdo Filho international tournaments Brazil squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Carlos 2 Édson 3 Oscar 4 Edinho (c) 5 Falcão 6 Júnior 7 Müller 8 Casagrande 9 Careca 10 Zico 11 Edivaldo 12 Paulo Vitor 13 Josimar 14 Júlio César 15 Alemão 16 Mauro Galvão 17 Branco 18 Sócrates 19 Elzo 20 Silas 21 Valdo 22 Leão Coach: Telê Santana Brazil squad – 1987 Copa América 1 Carlos 2 Josimar 3 Geraldão 4 Ricardo Rocha 5 Douglas 6 Nelsinho 7 Müller 8 Raí 9 Careca 10 Edu Marangon 11 Valdo 12 Zé Carlos 13 Jorginho 14 Ricardo Gomes 15 Júlio César 16 Dunga 17 Edú 18 Silas 19 Romário 20 Mirandinha 21 João Paulo 22 Regis Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva Brazil football squad – 1987 Pan American Games – Gold medal (4th title) 1 Taffarel 2 Ademir 3 Ricardo Rocha 4 Ricardo Gomes 5 Douglas 6 Nelsinho 7 Pita 8 Valdo 9 Evair 10 Careca 11 Washington 12 Pereira 13 André Cruz 14 Luís Carlos 15 Geraldão 16 Raí 17 Edu Marangon 18 João Paulo Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva Brazil football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 Taffarel 2 Jorginho 3 Batista 4 Ricardo Gomes 5 Ademir 6 Mazinho 7 Valdo 8 Geovani 9 Edmar 10 Careca 11 Romário 12 Zé Carlos 13 André Cruz 14 Winck 15 Aloísio 16 Milton 17 Neto 18 João Paulo 19 Andrade 20 Bebeto Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva Brazil squad – 1989 Copa América Winners (4th title) 1 Taffarel 2 Mazinho 3 Mauro Galvão 4 André Cruz 5 Branco 6 Ricardo Gomes 7 Bebeto 8 Geovani 9 Valdo 10 Tita 11 Romário 12 Acácio 13 Josimar 14 Aldair 15 Alemão 16 Cristóvão 17 Dunga 18 Renato Gaúcho 19 Baltazar 20 Silas 21 Charles 22 Zé Carlos Coach: Lazaroni Brazil squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Taffarel 2 Jorginho 3 Ricardo Gomes (c) 4 Dunga 5 Alemão 6 Branco 7 Bismarck 8 Valdo 9 Careca 10 Silas 11 Romário 12 Acácio 13 Mozer 14 Aldair 15 Müller 16 Bebeto 17 Renato 18 Mazinho 19 Ricardo Rocha 20 Tita 21 Mauro Galvão 22 Zé Carlos Coach: Lazaroni