Valdir Papel

Valdir Papel
Personal information
Full name Waldirgly Bezerra Lima
Date of birth (1979-08-12) 12 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Calouros do Ar
2000 Americano-MA
2000 Nacional-AM
2001 Uniclinic
2001–2002 Guarany de Sobral
2002 Ceará
2003–2004 Sport Recife
2004 → Guarani (loan)
2005 Dorados de Sinaloa
2006 Estudantes-PE
2006 Vasco da Gama
2006 Vitória
2007 Madureira
2007 Bragantino
2008 ABC
2008 Caxias
2009 Bragantino
2009 ASA da Amazônia
2010 Guarany de Sobral
2010 União Rondonópolis
2010 Rio Branco-AC
2011 São José-SP
2011 Audax
2012–2013 Luverdense
2013 Santa Cruz-PA
2014–2015 Juazeiro
2015 Uniclinic
2016 Sinop
2017 Tiradentes-CE
2017 União Rondonópolis
Managerial career
2020 Pacajus (assistant)
2023 Maracanã
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Waldirgly Bezerra Lima (born 12 August 1979), better known as Valdir Papel, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a forward.[1] [2]

Career

Valdir started his career at Calouros do Ar, a small team from Fortaleza. He also played for Americano de Bacabal and Guarany de Sobral until he became champion for the first time, at Nacional FC do Amazonas in 2000. He managed to become state champion twice more, in 2002 with Ceará and 2003 with Sport Recife.

Valdir was marked during his time at Vasco da Gama, when he was sent off in the second leg of the 2006 Copa do Brasil final against CR Flamengo after pushing defender Leo Moura in the 16th minute. The player was also attacked in the locker room by coach Renato Portaluppi.[3]

In 2007, at Madureira, he scored two goals against Botafogo FR in the Campeonato Carioca competition.[4]

In football in Mato Grosso he managed to be state champion on two occasions, in 2010 with União Rondonópolis in 2012 with Luverdense EC, where he was also the top scorer in the competition.[5][6]

Managerial career

Papel began his career as a manager as an assistant at Pacajus EC in 2020.[7] In the 2023 season, he was coach of Maracanã during the Campeonato Cearense.

Honours

Club

Nacional-AM
Ceará
Sport Recife
Bragantino
ABC
União Rondonópolis
Luverdense

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Valdir Papel". NetVasco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Os golaços de Valdir Papel". jc.ne10.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 January 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Fla vence Vasco novamente e conquista Copa do Brasil". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 26 July 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Após gols contra Botafogo, Valdir "Papelão" lembra da expulsão na Copa do Br". Super Vasco (in Portuguese). 25 January 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Valdir Papel vai voltar a vestir a camisa do União de Rondonópolis". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ex-Vasco, Valdir Papel é apresentado pelo Sinop". GC Noticias (in Portuguese). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Auxiliar técnico no Cearense, ex-Vasco Valdir Papel relembra "empurrão" de Renato Gaúcho". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023.