Aldair

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Aldair
Full name	Aldair Santos do Nascimento
Date of birth	November 30, 1965 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ilhéus, Brazil
Height	1,87m
Playing position	Central defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1989 1989-1990 1990-2004 2004	Flamengo SL Benfica AS Roma Genoa CFC	54 (3) 22 (0) 415 (20) ? (?)
National team
1989-2000	Brazil	93 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Aldair, full name Aldair Santos do Nascimento (born November 30, 1965) is a Brazilian former football defender. He was part of the Brazilian national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Aldair, born in Ilhéus, started playing at Flamengo where he won his most important title in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro. Aldair was known for his infamous shots taken from far.^{[citation needed]}

Aldair made a move to Europe in 1989, playing with Benfica. He moved then to AS Roma, and stayed there until 2004 after playing over 400 Serie A matches with the club, which retired his shirt number, 6. He then briefly joined Genoa CFC. On July 2005, Aldair announced plans of playing for Rio Branco-ES, but soon changed his mind and decided to retire.

In 1994, he reached the pinnacle of his career when he played for the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1998 edition. In total, he appeared 93 times for Brazil, scoring four goals.

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Competitor for Brazil
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

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Preceded by Abel Balbo	AS Roma Captain 1998	Succeeded by Francesco Totti

	Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel \| 2 Jorginho \| 3 Ricardo Gomes \| 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 Gaúcho \| 18 Mazinho \| 19 Ricardo Rocha \| 20 Tita \| 21 Mauro Galvão \| 22 Zé Carlos \| Coach: Lazaroni

	Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title)
1 Taffarel \| 2 Jorginho \| 3 Ricardo Rocha \| 4 Ronaldão \| 5 Mauro Silva \| 6 Branco \| 7 Bebeto \| 8 Dunga \| 9 Zinho \| 10 Raí \| 11 Romário \| 12 Zetti \| 13 Aldair \| 14 Cafu \| 15 Márcio Santos \| 16 Leonardo \| 17 Mazinho \| 18 Paulo Sérgio \| 19 Müller \| 20 Ronaldo \| 21 Viola \| 22 Gilmar \| Coach: Parreira

	Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Taffarel \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Aldair \| 4 Júnior Baiano \| 5 César Sampaio \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Giovanni \| 8 Dunga \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Rivaldo \| 11 Emerson \| 12 Carlos Germano \| 13 Zé Carlos \| 14 Gonçalves \| 15 André Cruz \| 16 Zé Roberto \| 17 Doriva \| 18 Leonardo \| 19 Denílson \| 20 Bebeto \| 21 Edmundo \| 22 Dida \| Coach: Zagallo