Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Waldir Peres de Arruda, (born January 2, 1951 in Garça), was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team.

In 2006, he was Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

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He has 30 caps with the Brazilian national team, between October 1975 and July 1982.

He was a member of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games during the World Cup 1982,

	Brazil squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Leão \| 2 Luís Pereira \| 3 Marinho Peres \| 4 Zé Maria \| 5 Piazza \| 6 Marinho Chagas \| 7 Jairzinho \| 8 Leivinha \| 9 César \| 10 Rivelino \| 11 Paulo César \| 12 Renato \| 13 Valdomiro \| 14 Nelinho \| 15 Alfredo \| 16 Marco Antônio \| 17 Carpegiani \| 18 Ademir da Guia \| 19 Mirandinha \| 20 Edu \| 21 Dirceu \| 22 Valdir Peres \| Coach: Zagallo

	Brazil squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Leão \| 2 Toninho \| 3 Oscar \| 4 Amaral \| 5 Toninho Cerezo \| 6 Edinho \| 7 Zé Sérgio \| 8 Zico \| 9 Reinaldo \| 10 Rivelino \| 11 Dirceu \| 12 Carlos \| 13 Nelinho \| 14 Abel \| 15 Polozzi \| 16 Rodrigues Neto \| 17 Batista \| 18 Gil \| 19 Jorge Mendonça \| 20 Roberto Dinamite \| 21 Chicão \| 22 Valdir Peres \| Coach: Coutinho

	Brazil squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Valdir Peres \| 2 Leandro \| 3 Oscar \| 4 Luizinho \| 5 Toninho Cerezo \| 6 Júnior \| 7 Paulo Isidoro \| 8 Sócrates \| 9 Serginho \| 10 Zico \| 11 Éder \| 12 Paulo Sérgio \| 13 Edevaldo \| 14 Juninho \| 15 Falcão \| 16 Edinho \| 17 Pedrinho \| 18 Batista \| 19 Renato \| 20 Roberto Dinamite \| 21 Dirceu \| 22 Carlos \| Coach: Santana