Valdemar Rodrigues Martíns, best known as Oreco, (born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, June 13, 1932 – April 3, 1985 in

Ituverava Ituverava is a city located in the São Paulo state, in Brazil. The population is 42,045 (2020 est.) in an area of 705 km². Geography It is located in the north region of São Paulo state, at a distance of 410 km from the capital of Sã ...

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) was a

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who was on the winning team of the

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Clubs

* Internacional (Santa Maria): 1949 *

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato ...

: 1950–1957 *

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

: 1957–1965 *

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...

: 1965–1968 *

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: 1968–1970 *

Dallas Tornado The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. ...

: 1970–1972

Honours

* Campeonato Gaúcho Champions: five times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1955). * 1958 FIFA World Cup, with Brazil national team. *

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(Colombian League): 1966 *

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: 1971.

External links

NASL Stats
1932 births 1985 deaths Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sport Club Internacional players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players São Paulo state football team players Millonarios F.C. players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Categoría Primera A players Brazil men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Dallas Tornado players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Ituverava Footballers from São Paulo (state) People from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-footy-forward-1930s-stub