Valdir is a given name, most commonly used in Brazil. It may refer to: *

Valdir Azevedo Valdir Azevedo or Waldir Azevedo (January 23, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro – September 21, 1980 in São Paulo) was a choro composer, conductor and performer, considered to be the most successful musician of this genre. Azevedo was born in Rio de ...

(1923–1980), Brazilian conductor *

Valdir (footballer, born 1943) Valdir Vicente (born 12 September 1943), better known as just Valdir, is a Brazilian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are assoc ...

, Brazilian football defender *

Valdir Benedito 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). Club career ...

(born 1965), Brazilian footballer *

Valdir Bigode Valdir de Moraes Filho (born 15 March 1972), commonly known as Valdir Bigode, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. A prolific striker, Valdir is the twelfth highest goalscorer of Vasco da Gama, with 135 goals in 267 matche ...

(born 1972), Brazilian former footballer *

Valdir Espinosa Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, known as Valdir Espinosa (17 October 1947 – 27 February 2020) was a Brazilian football manager. He died on 27 February 2020, of complications after surgery. Espinosa was born in Porto Alegre. Managerial statis ...

(1947–2020), Brazilian football manager *

Valdir Joaquim de Moraes Valdir Joaquim de Moraes (November 23, 1931 – January 11, 2020) was a Brazilian football player at the position of goalkeeper. He spent all his playing career with Palmeiras from 1958 to 1969. On 11 January 2020, de Moraes died at age 88 from ...

(1931–2020), Brazilian football player and manager *

Valdir Lermen Valdir Lermen (born 7 April 1977) is a Brazilian cyclist. He competed in the men's time trial at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referr ...

, Cyclist *

Valdir Pereira Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi (; 8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups ( 1954, 1958, and 1962), winning the latter two and was awarded t ...

(1928–2001), Brazilian footballer *

Valdir Peres Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazilian national team. Playing career Club At club level, P ...

(1951–2017), Brazilian footballer

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