Valdo Filho

Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho (born 12 January 1964), simply known as Valdo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager of Congo national football team.[1]

Valdo

Valdo in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Valdo Cândido Oliveira Filho
Date of birth	12 January 1964
Place of birth	Siderópolis, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Congo (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	Figueirense
1984–1988	Grêmio	96	(18)
1988–1991	Benfica	78	(11)
1991–1995	Paris Saint Germain	115	(10)
1995–1997	Benfica	60	(9)
1997–1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	26	(4)
1998–2000	Cruzeiro	56	(7)
2000–2001	Santos	19	(1)
2001–2002	Atlético Mineiro	23	(1)
2002	Juventude	12	(2)
2003	São Caetano
2003–2004	Botafogo	44	(2)
Total		519	(65)
National team
1987–1993	Brazil	45	(4)
Teams managed
2009	União Rondonópolis
2011	Maringá
2012	Serra Macaense
2014–2015	MC Alger (assistant)
2018–	Congo
Honours Men's football Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In a senior career which spanned more than two decades, he played professionally – other than in his own country – in Portugal, France and Japan.

Having appeared more than 40 times for Brazil, Valdo represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Siderópolis, Santa Catarina, Valdo began playing football with Figueirense Futebol Clube, making his professional debuts with Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense, with which he won four consecutive Rio Grande do Sul Leagues.

In the summer of 1988 he signed with S.L. Benfica of Portugal alongside compatriot Ricardo Gomes, a central defender. Both were important elements in their debut season as the team won the Primeira Liga championship, a feat which was again accomplished in 1991, with the midfielder netting five goals in 26 matches.

Both Valdo and Gomes left for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the 1991 summer, and both would return four years later to the Lisbon side, having won a total of four titles, including the 1993–94 edition of the Ligue 1. In his second Benfica spell, he played in 30 league matches in each of his two seasons, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1996.

Aged 32, Valdo joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight, and returned to his country after two slow years. He would continue to play until the age of 40, representing six teams in quick succession (he ended his career after having helped Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas achieve its return to the Série A).

Valdo began working as a manager in 2009, in Brazilian amateur football. Five years later, he rejoined his former Benfica boss Artur Jorge at MC Alger from Algeria.[2][3]

International career

Valdo earned 45 caps for the Brazil national team, during six years. Before having made his first appearance he was called to the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play one single second.

In the 1990 edition in Italy, Valdo was already a starter, and took part in the country's four matches in the tournament, including the round-of-16 0–1 loss against Argentina.[4]

Personal life

Upon retiring from football, Valdo settled in Portugal with his Portuguese wife. The couple had one daughter, Tatiele, who died in a car accident at only 13.[5]

Career statistics

[6]

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		Total
1984	Grêmio	Série A	5	0					5	0
1985			19	4					19	4
1986			27	6					27	6
1987			15	2					15	2
1988			30	6					30	6
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Total
1988–89	Benfica	Primeira Liga	28	3					28	3
1989–90			24	3					24	3
1990–91			26	5					26	5
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
1991–92	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	32	3					32	3
1992–93			28	3					28	3
1993–94			30	1					30	1
1994–95			25	3			3	2	28	5
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Total
1995–96	Benfica	Primeira Liga	30	4					30	4
1996–97			30	4					30	4
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1997	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	16	2	1	0	4	0	21	2
1998			10	2	0	0	4	1	14	3
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		Total
1998	Cruzeiro	Série A	30	6					30	6
1999			16	1					16	1
2000	Santos	Série A	19	1					19	1
2001	Atlético Mineiro	Série A	23	1					23	1
2002	Juventude	Série A	12	2					12	2
2003	São Caetano	Série A	0	0					0	0
2004	Botafogo	Série A	44	2					44	2
Country	Brazil		240	31					240	31
	Portugal		138	19					138	19
	France		115	10			3	2	118	12
	Japan		26	4	1	0	8	1	35	5
Total			519	64	1	0	8	1	531	67

International

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
1987	11	4
1988	6	0
1989	17	0
1990	7	0
1991	0	0
1992	2	0
1993	2	0
Total	45	4

Honours

Club

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Benfica

• Primeira Liga:[7] 1988–89, 1990–91
• Taça de Portugal:[7] 1995–96; Runner-up 1988–89, 1996–97
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989
• European Cup: Runner-up 1989–90[8]

Paris SG

• Ligue 1: 1993–94
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1998
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1999
• Copa Centro-Oeste: 1999

International

Brazil

• Copa América: 1989[9]
• Pan American Games: 1987
• Pre-Olympic tournament: 1987
• Rous Cup: 1987

Individual

• Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 1998

References

1. "New coaches scramble to be ready for AFCON qualifiers". espn.com. 23 August 2018.
2. "MC Alger: Hachoud plaide pour la reconduction d'Artur Jorge et Valdo à la barre technique" [MC Alger: Hachoud pleads to have Artur Jorge and Valdo reinstated in coaching staff]. Tribune des Lecteurs (in French). 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "MCA: Valdo partira demain" [MCA: Valdo will leave tomorrow]. Compétition (in French). 12 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
4. Valdo – FIFA competition record
5. Rogério Micheletti (2 February 2009). "Valdo". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
6. "Valdo". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
7. "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 59. ISSN 0872-3540.
8. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
9. Tabeira, Martín (2 May 2013). "Copa América 1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

External links

• Valdo at ForaDeJogo
• Valdo at Soccerway
• Valdo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Valdo Filho at J.League (in Japanese)