Waldemar Mota da Fonseca (18 March 1906 – April 1966), known as Valdemar Mota, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a

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and forward for FC Porto. He was born in

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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

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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

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in a 4–2 victory in

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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 {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub