Waldemar Mota da Fonseca (18 March 1906 – April 1966), known as Valdemar Mota, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a
midfielder
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and
forward for
FC Porto. He was born in
Porto
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.
International career
Valdemar Mota played 21 games and scored 4 goals for the
Portugal national team. He made his debut 8 January 1928 in a 2–2 draw against
Spain
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, and was playing for Portugal in the
1928 Football Olympic Tournament.
He scored 1 goal in Portugal's first game against
Chile
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in a 4–2 victory in
Amsterdam
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.
References
External links
Profile of Valdemar Mota (In Portuguese)Valdemar Mota International Matches for Portugal
1906 births
1966 deaths
Portuguese men's footballers
FC Porto players
Portugal men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Portugal
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Porto
Men's association football midfielders
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