biography
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Didí
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popular name of Waldir Pereira
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pronunciation:
[deedee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1928–2001)
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| biography:
| Footballer, born in Campos, SE Brazil, and always known by the affectionate diminutive. Despite a slightly crippled right leg, he was the master strategist of the Brazil side which won the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, he captained the side again when they won in 1960. A spell with Real Madrid was unsuccessful, but he later managed the Peruvian national side which reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Mexico (1970). During his career he won 68 caps for Brazil. In 2000 he was inducted into the International Football Hall of Champions. |
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