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Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi (Portuguese pronunciation:; 8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), 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.
Valdir Pereira (8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team . Together with Pelé , Vavá , Garrincha and Mário Zagallo , he formed the attack quintet of the Brazilian team that became world champions in 1958 and 1962.
Date of birth 08/10/1928. Two-time World Cup winner features in fifth European Cup-winning squad. Position: Midfielder. An ace on the global football scene, Didi spent one season at Real...
Mar 30, 2018 · Didi had instilled a psychological steel within a player who would be the best Brazilian footballer of all time, and this mentality would be a big asset during Pelé’s rise to the top of world football.
May 12, 2001 · Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups, winning the latter two.
Full name: Waldyr Pereira Date of birth/Age: Oct 8, 1928 Place of birth: Campos dos Goytacazes Date of death: 12.05.2001 (72) Citizenship: Brazil Position: Midfield - Central Midfield Current club: ---. Further information. Didi is the father of Bibi (Retired).
May 12, 2001 · Waldyr Pereira, better known as Didi ( 8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward and regarded as one of the best football players of all time.
May 17, 2001 · Didi, one of the world's most creative soccer players who, as the team captain, led Brazil to World Cup championships in 1958 and 1962, died on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. He was 71.
Didi was a very gifted playmaker known for his long balls and free kicks. He was the inventor of the folha seca with which he gave the ball such an effect that it seemed as if it would disappear over the goal but at the last moment disappeared between the posts like a dry leaf falling from the tree had fallen.
Didi. Home ⇒ World Football ⇒ Legendary Players. Rated as one of the game’s greatest midfield players, Brazilian Valdir Pereira, better known simply as Didi, came close to losing any chance of a football career at all when an infection almost led him to lose his right leg as a teenager.
