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Didi
Didi
Brazil
8 October 1928
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Didi , also known as Didi (Brazilian Portuguese: [dʒiˈdʒi]), 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.

An elegant and technical player, Didi was renowned for his range of passing, stamina and technique. He also was a free-kick specialist, being famous for inventing the folha seca (dry leaf) dead ball free kicks, notably used by modern-day players such as Juninho and Cristiano Ronaldo, where the ball would swerve downward unexpectedly at a point resulting in a goal.

During his career, he was part of Fluminense between the end of the 1940s to the mid-1950s and one of the main players of the iconic squad of Botafogo in the early 1960s with other world champions such as Garrincha, Nilton Santos, Zagallo and Amarildo.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Didi in 1958
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Waldyr Pereira
Date of birth: (1928-10-08)8 October 1928
Place of birth: Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
Date of death: 12 May 2001(2001-05-12) (aged 72)
Place of death: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions: Midfielderinside forward
⚽ Youth career:
1944: São Cristóvão
1945: Industrial
1945: Rio Branco
1945–1946: Goytacaz
1946: Americano
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949: Madureira 32 (8)
1949–1956: Fluminense 150 (51)
1956–1959: Botafogo 64 (40)
1959–1960: Real Madrid 19 (6)
1960–1962: Botafogo 44 (19)
1962–1964: Sporting Cristal 32 (4)
1964–1965: Botafogo 11 (1)
1965–1966: CD Veracruz 29 (4)
1966: São Paulo 4 (0)
⚽ International career:
1952–1962: Brazil 68 (20)
⚽ Managerial career:
1962–1964: Sporting Cristal
1967–1969: Sporting Cristal
1969–1970: Peru
1970–1971: River Plate
1972–1975: Fenerbahçe
1975: Fluminense
1977: Cruzeiro
1977–1981: Al-Ahli
1981: Botafogo
1981: Cruzeiro
1982–1983: Al-Shabab
1985: Fortaleza
1986: São Paulo
1986: Alianza Lima
1989–1990: Bangu

📼 Match Highlights Videos

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Channel Image Didi, Mr. Football [Goals & Skills]
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Channel Image Didi, Mr Football | Passing, Skills and Goals
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Channel Image "Here's Hogg... DEENEY!" | Best end to a football match EVER
6 years ago • 17.84M views
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Channel Image Didi - Dry Leaf
2 years ago • 4.18K views
Estimated Revenue • $12

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Channel Image Didi in Real Madrid 1959/60 - Rare Footage!
11 years ago • 24.08K views
Estimated Revenue • $67

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