Tenente (footballer)

Tenente

Personal information
Full name	Waldir Isaú Pereira
Date of birth	(1941-10-18)18 October 1941
Place of birth	Criciúma, Brazil
Date of death	12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 54)
Place of death	Criciúma, Brazil
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Metropol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1964	Metropol
1964	Vasco da Gama	0	(0)
1965–1972	São Paulo	187	(3)
1968	→ Bahia (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Waldir Isaú Pereira (18 October 1941 – 12 March 1996), better known as Tenente, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left back.[1][2]

Career

An employee of Carbonifera Metropolitana de Criciúma, the company that owned EC Metropol at the time, ended up demonstrating talent in football games among employees and received a chance in professional football.[3] He had a brief spell at Vasco da Gama where he received no opportunities, and went to São Paulo FC. He was part of the first squad to win a title at the Estádio do Morumbi.[4]

Personal life

Waldir received the nickname "Tenente" (English: Lieutenant) at São Paulo FC, as he ended up accidentally shooting after playing with a revolver inside the club's changing rooms.[3]

Honours

Metropol

• Campeonato Catarinense: 1961, 1962

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1970, 1971

Death

Died in a traffic accident in his hometown Criciúma, at age 54.[2]

References

1. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
2. "Que fim levou? Tenente". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. "Papo de boteco". Jornal de Brasília (in Portuguese). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
4. "O primeiro título do Tricolor no Morumbi". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

• Tenente at ogol.com.br