Wanderley Paiva Monteiro (born 7 April 1946), commonly known as Wanderley Paiva or as Vanderlei Paiva, is a Brazilian professional

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coach and former player. He was a

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who played mostly for

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

, and also represented the Brazil national team at international level. Paiva won the Bola de Prata in 1971.

Career

Player

Clubs

Wanderley Paiva was born in

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, in the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

, and in his youth he played for local side Atlético. After refusing an offer from

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's Olaria, he was contacted and signed by

in 1966.With the

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club, Paiva became a first-team regular, and was part of the squad which won the first

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

. He played 27 matches and scored one goal in that season, and was selected for the team of the tournament, winning the Bola de Prata, awarded by

Placar ''Placar'' ( en, Score) is a monthly Brazilian sports magazine. Its first edition was issued by Editora Abril. on March 20, 1970, and since then it has become the most successful sports publication in Brazil, even though it focuses fully on foot ...

magazine. Wanderley scored Atlético Mineiro's first goal in an official international competition in 1972, and is the second player with most appearances for the club, with 559. In 1975, he left Atlético and joined América de São José do Rio Preto, where he remained until 1976. He then moved to Ponte Preta, with which he was runner-up of the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

in 1977. He played for Ponte Preta until 1980, when he was signed by

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, where stayed for just one season, appearing 19 times and scoring one goal. Wanderley then moved to

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, and subsequently to Comercial from

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, where he ended his career.

National team

Paiva was first capped for the

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on 19 December 1968, when Atlético Mineiro represented the ''Seleção'' against

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and won 3–2. He only returned to the national side in 1975, when he was called up for that year's

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

, in which he played six games, as Brazil finished in third place.

Manager

After retiring from playing, Wanderley Paiva became manager of the Ponte Preta youth squads. In the 2000s, he coached professional sides

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, Ponte Preta,

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and Corinthians Alagoano. His best season was in 2004 with CRAC, when he led the club to victory in the

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...

, the state league of

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

, for the second time in its history.

Honours

Player

Club

;

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 1970

Individual

* Bola de Prata: 1971

Manager

;

: 2004

References

External links

Wanderley Paiva at Galo Digital
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paiva, Wanderley 1946 births Living people People from Três Corações Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Brazil men's international footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players América Futebol Clube (SP) players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Londrina Esporte Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players São José Esporte Clube managers Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) managers Joinville Esporte Clube managers Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) players Clube Atlético Juventus managers Londrina Esporte Clube managers Associação Atlética Ponte Preta managers Figueirense FC managers Marília Atlético Clube managers Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano managers União São João Esporte Clube managers Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense managers Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano managers Footballers from Minas Gerais Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) managers Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) managers Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers Sociedade Esportiva do Gama managers Paulista Futebol Clube managers Clube Atlético Patrocinense managers