Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha (Brazilian Portuguese: [kwɐɾenˈtʃĩɲɐ]; born in Belém, Pará State, 15 September 1933 – died in Rio de Janeiro, 11 February 1996) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player who played as a forward and was notable for his fearsome left foot.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 1996 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1952 | Paysandu | ||
| 1953 | Vitória | ||
| 1954–1955 | Botafogo | ||
| 1956 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1956–1964 | Botafogo | ||
| 1965-1966 | Unión Magdalena | 54 | (38) |
| 1967 | Deportivo Cali | 24 | (11) |
| 1968 | Junior de Barranquilla | 29 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Brazil | 13[1] | (14[1]) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editQuarentinha played for Paysandu and Vitória, before joining Botafogo. After a short spell with Bonsucesso he returned to Botafogo and later played in Colombia.[2]
He won one Bahia State League (1953), 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). [citation needed]
Club Career stats
edit- As of match played 18 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | State League | Friendly | Torneio Rio–São Paulo | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paysandu | 1952 | Campeonato Paraense | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | — | — | — | - | 9 | |||
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | |||||
| Subtotal | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| Vitória | 1953 | Campeonato Baiano | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | - | 14 | ||||
| Botafogo | 1954 | Série A | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | — | - | 1 | — | - | 5 | ||
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | — | - | 0 | — | - | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | — | - | 1 | — | - | 14 | ||||
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | — | - | 6 | 5 | 10[a] | - | 36 | |||
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | — | - | 2 | — | - | 29 | ||||
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | — | - | 11 | — | - | 26 | ||||
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | — | - | 7 | — | - | 7 | ||||
| 1962 | 3 | 2 | - | 19 | — | - | 0 | — | - | 22 | ||||
| 1963 | 4 | 2 | - | 11 | — | - | 6 | 2[b] | 0 | - | 19 | |||
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | — | - | 1 | 3[c] | 6 | - | 22 | |||
| Subtotal | 7 | 4 | 155 | 134 | 208 | 124 | 67 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 447 | 314 | ||
| Bonsucesso | 1956 | Campeonato Carioca | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 3[d] | - | 18 | |
| Unión Magdalena | 1965 | Categoría Primera A | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 26 | ||||
| 1966 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1966 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | |||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1967 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | |||||
| América | 1968 | Campeonato Catarinense | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 4[e] | - | 4 | |
| Almirante Barroso | 1970 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | - | 2 | |||
| Career total | 114 | 66 | - | 175 | 208 | 124 | - | 36 | - | 23 | - | 424 | ||
- ^ Goals in Torneio João Teixeira de Carvalho
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca de Aspirantes
- ^ Goals in Torneio Início do Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Goals in Torneio Centro-Sul
International career
editQuarentinha won 13 international caps for the Brazil national football team between 1959 and 1963, scoring 14 goals. Quarentinha also played six friendly games for Brazil in which he scored six additional goals. His greatest regret was to be left out of the Brazilian squad that defended the World Championship crown in Chile in 1962. On 12 May 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 in FIFA World Cup and died at 62.[3]
International Career stats
edit- As of 3 July 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1959 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 14 | |
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quarentinha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 1959 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Chile
|
5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 20 September 1959 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | Chile
|
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | 29 April 1960 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt
|
1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 5 | 5–0 | |||||
| 6 | 6 May 1960 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt
|
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 10 May 1960 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark
|
1–1 | 3–4 | |
| 9 | 2–3 | |||||
| 10 | 3 May 1961 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay
|
3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 11 | 24 April 1963 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium
|
1–5 | 1–5 | |
| 12 | 17 May 1963 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt
|
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 13 | 19 May 1963 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv District, Israel |  Israel
|
2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 14 | 3–0 |
Personal life
editQuarentinha is son of the also footballer Quarenta, which gave him this nickname.
References
edit- ^ a b Quarentinha at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Marcelo Monteiro (26 December 2008). "Biógrafo fala sobre Quarentinha, o artilheiro que não sorria" (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Sambafoot.com