Valdir Benedito (born 25 October 1965) is a retired Brazilian

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who played as a

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for

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(Brazil),

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(Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil),

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(Brazil) and

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...

(Japan).

Club career

Born in

Araraquara Araraquara ( or ) is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 250.314 (2022 est.) in an area of . It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset and because of its hot atmosphe ...

, Valdir began playing football with local side

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International career

Valdir was a participant at the

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, and was capped 3 times for the Brazilian national team in 1991.

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* * * 1965 births Living people People from Araraquara Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazil international footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Internacional players Kashiwa Reysol players Expatriate footballers in Japan J1 League players Avaí FC players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players São Raimundo Esporte Clube footballers Association football midfielders Footballers from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub