Valdo Filho

Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho (born 12 January 1964), simply known as Valdo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager of Congo national football team.[1]

Valdo
Valdo in 2011
Personal information
Full name Valdo Cândido Oliveira Filho
Date of birth (1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
Place of birth Siderópolis, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Congo (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Figueirense
1984–1988 Grêmio 96 (18)
1988–1991 Benfica 78 (11)
1991–1995 Paris Saint Germain 115 (10)
1995–1997 Benfica 60 (9)
1997–1998 Nagoya Grampus Eight 26 (4)
1998–2000 Cruzeiro 56 (7)
2000–2001 Santos 19 (1)
2001–2002 Atlético Mineiro 23 (1)
2002 Juventude 12 (2)
2003 São Caetano
2003–2004 Botafogo 44 (2)
Total 519 (65)
National team
1987–1993 Brazil 45 (4)
Teams managed
2009 União Rondonópolis
2011 Maringá
2012 Serra Macaense
2014–2015 MC Alger (assistant)
2018– Congo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In a senior career which spanned more than two decades, he played professionally – other than in his own country – in Portugal, France and Japan.

Having appeared more than 40 times for Brazil, Valdo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Siderópolis, Santa Catarina, Valdo began playing football with Figueirense Futebol Clube, making his professional debuts with Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense, with which he won four consecutive Rio Grande do Sul Leagues.

In the summer of 1988 he signed with S.L. Benfica of Portugal alongside compatriot Ricardo Gomes, a central defender. Both were important elements in their debut season as the team won the Primeira Liga championship, a feat which was again accomplished in 1991, with the midfielder netting five goals in 26 matches.

Both Valdo and Gomes left for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the 1991 summer, and both would return four years later to the Lisbon side, having won a total of four titles, including the 1993–94 edition of the Ligue 1. In his second Benfica spell, he played in 30 league matches in each of his two seasons, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1996.

Aged 32, Valdo joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight, and returned to his country after two slow years. He would continue to play until the age of 40, representing six teams in quick succession (he ended his career after having helped Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas achieve its return to the Série A).

Valdo began working as a manager in 2009, in Brazilian amateur football. Five years later, he rejoined his former Benfica boss Artur Jorge at MC Alger from Algeria.[2][3]

International career

Valdo earned 45 caps for the Brazil national team, during six years. Before having made his first appearance he was called to the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play one single second.

In the 1990 edition in Italy, Valdo was already a starter, and took part in the country's four matches in the tournament, including the round-of-16 0–1 loss against Argentina.[4]

Personal life

Upon retiring from football, Valdo settled in Portugal with his Portuguese wife. The couple had one daughter, Tatiele, who died in a car accident at only 13.[5]

Career statistics

[6]

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1984GrêmioSérie A5050
1985194194
1986276276
1987152152
1988306306
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Total
1988–89BenficaPrimeira Liga283283
1989–90243243
1990–91265265
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1991–92Paris Saint-GermainLigue 1323323
1992–93283283
1993–94301301
1994–9525332285
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Total
1995–96BenficaPrimeira Liga304304
1996–97304304
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League1621040212
19981020041143
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1998CruzeiroSérie A306306
1999161161
2000SantosSérie A191191
2001Atlético MineiroSérie A231231
2002JuventudeSérie A122122
2003São CaetanoSérie A0000
2004BotafogoSérie A442442
CountryBrazil 2403124031
Portugal 1381913819
France 115103211812
Japan 2641081355
Total 51964108153167

International

Brazil
YearAppsGoals
1987114
198860
1989170
199070
199100
199220
199320
Total454

Honours

Club

Grêmio

Benfica

Paris SG

Cruzeiro

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. "New coaches scramble to be ready for AFCON qualifiers". espn.com. 23 August 2018.
  2. "MC Alger: Hachoud plaide pour la reconduction d'Artur Jorge et Valdo à la barre technique" [MC Alger: Hachoud pleads to have Artur Jorge and Valdo reinstated in coaching staff]. Tribune des Lecteurs (in French). 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. "MCA: Valdo partira demain" [MCA: Valdo will leave tomorrow]. Compétition (in French). 12 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ValdoFIFA competition record
  5. Rogério Micheletti (2 February 2009). "Valdo". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. "Valdo". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 59. ISSN 0872-3540.
  8. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  9. Tabeira, Martín (2 May 2013). "Copa América 1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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