Quarentinha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | February 11, 1996 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | Paysandu | ? | (1) |
| 1953-1954 | Vitória | ? | (1) |
| 1954-1956 | Botafogo | ? | (5) |
| 1956 | Bonsucesso | ? | (10) |
| 1956-1965 | Botafogo | 417 | (313) |
| 1965 | América de Cali | ? | (?) |
| 1966 | Unión Magdalena | 39 | (26) |
| 1967 | Deportivo Cali | 39 | (11) |
| 1968 | Junior de Barranquilla | 29 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1960-1963 | Brazil | 13[1] | (14[1]) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha (Brazilian Portuguese: [kwɐɾenˈtʃĩ j̃ɐ]; born in Belém, Pará State, September 15, 1933 – died in Rio de Janeiro, February 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player. He played as a striker/forward and was notable for his fearsome left foot.
He played for Paysandu and Vitória, before joining Botafogo. After a short spell with Bonsucesso he returned to Botafogo and later played in Colombia.[2]
He won four Bahia State League (1953, 1957, 1964, 1965), three Rio de Janeiro State League (1957, 1961, 1962), two Rio - São Paulo Cup (1962, 1964), one Mexico Tournament (1962) and one Paris Tournament (1963). He was also the top goalscorer for three consecutive years in Rio Leagues (1958, 1959, 1960).
For the Brazil national football team he won 11 international caps from 1960 to 1963, scoring 11 goals. No-one in the history of Brazilian football has a better goal average. Quarentinha also played six friendly games for Brazil in which he scored six additional goals. His greatest regret was to be left out of the Brazilian squad that defended the World Championship crown in Chile in 1962. On May 12, 1963 he was in the squad at San Siro Stadium, in a match against Italy, Pelé's only game played in Italy. He never played in FIFA World Cup and died at 62.[3]
References
- 1 2 Quarentinha at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Marcelo Monteiro (26 December 2008). "Biógrafo fala sobre Quarentinha, o artilheiro que não sorria" (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ Sambafoot.com