Valdir Benedito

Valdir Benedito
Personal information
Full name	Valdir Benedito
Date of birth	October 25, 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth	Araraquara, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986	Ferroviária
1987–1988	Platinense-PR
1988	Internacional
1989	Platinense-PR
1990–1992	Atlético Paranaense
1992–1995	Atlético Mineiro
1995–1997	Kashiwa Reysol
1998	Cruzeiro-RS
1999–2001	Atlético Mineiro
2001	Atlético Paranaense
2001	Avaí
2002	América Mineiro
2002	São Raimundo-AM
2003	Internacional-Limeira
International career
1991	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valdir Benedito (born 25 October 1965) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Paranaense (Brazil), Atlético Mineiro (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Internacional (Brazil) and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan).

Club career[edit]

Born in Araraquara, Valdir began playing football with local side Associação Ferroviária de Esportes.^[1]

Valdir was a participant at the 1991 Copa América in Chile, and was capped 3 times for the Brazil national team in 1991.^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1995	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	27	7	1	0	-		28	7
1996			17	3	2	0	13	1	32	4
1997			24	1	3	0	2	0	29	1
Total			68	11	6	0	15	1	89	12

^ ^a ^b Micheletti, Rogério. "Que fim levou? Valdir: Ex-Ex-volante do Atlético-PR". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ Valdir Benedito at National-Football-Teams.com

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