Didi

Didi
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Waldir Pereira 
      Brazilian association football (soccer) player (b. Oct. 8, 1928/29, Campos, Braz.—d. May 12, 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.), was a key inside-right midfielder on the Brazilian national team from 1952 until 1962, scoring 31 goals in 85 international matches. On the field Didi was a masterful playmaking strategist and ball handler, but he was most admired for his devastating folha seca (“dry leaf”) free kicks. He played for Brazil in the 1954 World Cup and was captain of the teams that won the World Cup in 1958 (when he was named Most Valuable Player) and 1962. Except for a brief, unsatisfactory stint in Spain (1959–60) with Real Madrid and Valencia, Didi played professionally in Brazil. In 1950 he signed with Fluminense, which won the Rio League title the next year; in 1956 he transferred to Botafogo, which won the title in 1961 and 1962. After retiring in 1965 he coached club teams in Brazil and other countries and in 1970 led Peru to the World Cup quarterfinals. Didi was inducted into the International Football Hall of Champions in 2000.

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