- Quarentinha
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as "Quarentinha" (born in
Belém , Pará State,September 15 ,1933 – dead inRio de Janeiro ,February 11 ,1996 ) was aBrazil ianfootball (soccer) player in striker role.In his career he played for Paysandu (1950-1952), Vitória Bahia (1953 and 1964-65), Botafogo (1954-1964), Bonsucesso (1956), and from 1965 to 1968 close his career in
Colombia withAmérica de Cali , Unión Magdalena Santa Marta, Club Deportivo Cali and Atlético Júnior Barranquilla.He won four Bahia State League (1953, 1957, 1964, 1965), three Rio de Janeiro State League (1957, 1961, 1962), two Rio - São Paulo Cup (1962, 1964), one Mexico Tournament (1962) and one Paris Tournament (1963). He was also the top goalscorer for three consecutive years in Rio Leagues (1958, 1959, 1960).
For the
Brazil national football team he won 11 international caps from 1960 to 1963, scoring 11 goals. OnMay 12 ,1963 he was in the squad at San Siro Stadium, in a match against Italy,Pelé 's only game played in Italy. He never played inFIFA World Cup and died at 62.
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