Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira (born 8 January 1965[2]), simply known as Uidemar, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Uidemar
Personal information
Full name Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira
Date of birth (1965-01-08) 8 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Damolândia, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
União Inhumas
Aparecidense
Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Goiás
1990–1993 Flamengo
1993–1995 León
1995 Goiás
1996 Botafogo
1996 Fluminense
1996 Araçatuba
1998 Ponte Preta
1999 São José-SP
1999 Paysandu
International career
1987–1989 Brazil 2 (0)
Managerial career
2011 Morrinhos
2011 Penarol
2012 Nacional-AM
2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2014 Interporto
2017 ASEEV
2020 Itumbiara
2022 Itumbiara (assistant)
2023 Interporto
2024 Cametá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Uidemar played for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Goiás, Flamengo and Fluminense, and for the Brazil national team.[3]

Career

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Born in Damolândia, Goiás state,[4] before becoming a professional footballer, Uidemar played for the youth clubs of União Inhumas, Aparecidense and Goiás.[5] He started his professional career playing for Goiás, where he played 71 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches and scored 2 goals from 1986 to 1989.[5] During that period he also won the Campeonato Goiano in 1986, 1987 and in 1989.[3] In 1990, he moved to Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro, where he played 145 matches and scored six goals from 1990 to 1993, winning during that time the Copa do Brasil in 1990, the Campeonato Carioca in 1991, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1992.[3] On December 2, 1989, he scored a goal during Zico's farewell match, when Flamengo beat Fluminense 5-0 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[6] He played for the Mexican side Club León, from 1993 to 1995.[7] In 1995, he returned to Goiás, where he played 14 more Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches, moving to Botafogo in the following year, where he briefly played, winning Taça Cidade Maravilhosa,[8] then moving in the same year to Fluminense, where he played 19 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.[1] After leaving Fluminense, he played for Araçatuba and Ponte Preta from São Paulo state,[5] then moving to Paysandu in 1999,[9] when he retired.[5]

National team

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Uidemar played two matches for the Brazil national team, the first one on December 12, 1987, against West Germany,[10] at Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília,[11] in which Brazil and West Germany drew 1-1,[10] and the other one on March 15, 1989, at Verdão, Cuiabá,[12] when Brazil beat Ecuador 2-0.[10]

Retirement

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After his retirement, Uidemar moved to Goiânia city, where he opened a sports and recreation center.[5]

Honors

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Uidemar won the following honors during his career:

Club Competition Seasons
Botafogo Taça Cidade Maravilhosa 1996
Flamengo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1992
Campeonato Carioca 1991
Copa do Brasil 1990
Goiás Campeonato Goiano 1986, 1987, 1989

Head coaching honors

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Club Competition Seasons
Penarol Campeonato Amazonense 2011

References

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  1. ^ a b "Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved June 22, 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 361. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  4. ^ "Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. April 13, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e "Uidemar (ex-volante do Flamengo e Goiás)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Flamengo 5x0 Fluminense - Campeonato Brasileiro de 1989" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  7. ^ UidemarLiga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Rio de Janeiro 1996". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  9. ^ "Remo é campeão paraense com gol de Aílton" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  10. ^ a b c Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Roberto Assaf (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. Rio de Janeiro: Mauad Editora Ltda. p. 304. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
  11. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1985-1987". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved June 22, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1988-1989". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved June 22, 2008.[permanent dead link]