Pingo (footballer, born 1973)

Pingo
Personal information
Full name	Valdecir Ribeiro da Silva
Date of birth	27 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991	Serrano
1992	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993	Serrano
1994–1995	Torreense
1995–1996	Ovarense
1996	União Montemor
1997	Londrina
1998	Estrela do Norte
1999	Fluminense de Feira
1999	Olaria
2000–2002	Fluminense de Feira
2002	Bahia
2003	Fluminense de Feira
2003	Grêmio Maringá
2007–2009	Duque de Caxias
2009	Bréscia
2012	Estrela do Norte
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Valdecir Ribeiro da Silva (born 27 October 1973), commonly known as Pingo, is a Brazilian former footballer. In his playing days, he was a defensive midfielder for several professional clubs in Brazil and Portugal.

In June 2002, he signed for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Esporte Clube Bahia.^[1]^[2] His daughter Andreia Norton is a footballer for the Portugal women's national football team.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Bahia apresenta reforços" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Bahia" (in Portuguese). Placar. August 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ Torres, Carlos (19 July 2017). "A vida de Andreia Norton, uma das estrelas da selecção feminina" (in Portuguese). Sábado. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

External links[edit]

Pingo at Sambafoot (archived)
Pingo at ForaDeJogo (archived)

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[1] "Bahia apresenta reforços" (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[2] "Bahia" (in Portuguese). Placar. August 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[3] Torres, Carlos (19 July 2017). "A vida de Andreia Norton, uma das estrelas da selecção feminina" (in Portuguese). Sábado. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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