| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valdir Benedito | ||
| Date of birth | October 25, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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 | 3 | (0) |
| *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).
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 | ||
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Club Athletico Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's top football division, in 2001, the Copa Sudamericana in 2018 and 2021, and the Copa do Brasil in 2019.

João Alves de Assis Silva, known as Jô or João Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Renato Portaluppi, known as Renato Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Grêmio.

Jorge de Amorim Campos, better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He last coached Vasco da Gama.
Antônio Carlos Cerezo, known as Toninho Cerezo, is a Brazilian former footballer. Cerezo is commonly regarded as one of the finest Brazilian defensive midfielders of all time, most notably having played for his hometown's team Atlético Mineiro; he also played for several other clubs in both Brazil and Italy throughout his career.
Estádio Benedito Teixeira, usually known as Teixeirão, is a multi-purpose stadium in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 32,168 people. It was built in 1996. The stadium is owned by América Futebol Clube, and its formal name honours Benedito Teixeira, who was a player, and a president of América Futebol Clube for 23 years.
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana was a Brazilian football manager and former player. He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais.
Carlos Eduardo Marangon, best known as Edu Marangon or as Edu, is a retired Brazilian football player and manager, who played as a midfielder.
Márcio Miranda Freitas Rocha da Silva, commonly known as Marcinho, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as either an attacking midfielder or a forward. He is the current head coach of Ituano.
Gérson Pereira da Silva,, sometimes known as just Gérson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
Antônio Benedito da Silva, nicknamed Toninho, is a former Brazilian football player who played for Portuguesa (Brazil), Guarani (Brazil), Yomiuri (Japan), Shimizu S-Pulse (Japan), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) and Vasco da Gama (Brazil). He played for the Brazil national team one time.
Ramon Menezes Hubner, simply known as Ramon, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of the Brazil under-20 national team, and the interim manager of the Brazil national team.
Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, known as Valdir Espinosa was a Brazilian football manager. He died on 27 February 2020, of complications after surgery. Espinosa was born in Porto Alegre.
Valdir is a given name, most commonly used in Brazil. It may refer to:
Benedito de Assis da Silva, commonly known as Assis was a Brazilian footballer who achieved fame playing for Fluminense. More recently he was working as a manager for Fluminense's youth team.
Ryoichi Kawakatsu is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Otacílio Gonçalves da Silva Junior is a former Brazilian football manager who was active as the manager of Paraná Clube. He started his managerial career in Internacional, and later managed many Brazilian clubs, the Kuwait national team and Japan.
Valdir de Moraes Filho, commonly known as Valdir Bigode, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira, also known as Paulo Silas, Silas Pereira or simply Silas, is a Brazilian football pundit, coach, and former professional player.
Vitor Benedito Leque da Silva, known as Vitor Leque, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as forward for Juventude, on loan from Cruzeiro.