Back فالديمار دي بريتو Arabic فالديمار دى بريتو ARZ والدمار دی بریتو AZB Waldemar de Brito Catalan Waldemar de Brito German والدمار دی بریتو Persian Waldemar de Brito Finnish Waldemar de Brito French ולדמר דה בריטו HE Waldemar de Brito Hungarian
_-_El_Gr%C3%A1fico_818.jpg) Waldermar playing for San Lorenzo in 1935 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ 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)
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 324. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.