Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, known as Valdir Espinosa (17 October 1947 – 27 February 2020) was a Brazilian football manager. He died on 27 February 2020, of complications after surgery.[4] Espinosa was born in Porto Alegre.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 2020 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979 | Esportivo | ||
| 1980 | Ceará | ||
| 1981 | Londrina | ||
| 1980–1984 | Grêmio | ||
| 1984–1985 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1986 | Grêmio | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1989 | Botafogo | ||
| 1989–1990 | Flamengo | ||
| 1990–1991 | Botafogo | ||
| 1992–1994 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1995 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1996 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1996 | Corinthians | ||
| 1997 | Fluminense | ||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1998 | Coritiba | ||
| 1998–1999 | Botafogo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fluminense | ||
| 2001 | Vitória | ||
| 2002 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2004 | Fluminense | ||
| 2005 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2005 | Ceará | ||
| 2005 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2006 | Flamengo | ||
| 2006 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2008 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2011 | Duque de Caxias | ||
| 2016 | Metropolitano[1] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Grêmio (Technical coordinator)[2][3] | ||
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Verdy Kawasaki | 1997 | 1997 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30.00 |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30.00 | ||
Honours
edit- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense (1): 1980
- Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense (1): 1981
- Grêmio
- Copa Libertadores (1): 1983
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1983
- Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 1986
- Al-Hilal
- Cerro Porteño
- Liga Paraguaya (2): 1987, 1992
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca (1): 1989
- Tokyo Verdy
- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense (1): 2002
- Brasiliense
- Campeonato Brasiliense (1): 2005
References
edit- ^ "Valdir Espinosa é o novo técnico do Metropolitano-SC". Matheus Dantas – LANCE!. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Grêmio fecha contratação de Renato e Espinosa, campeões do mundo em 83". Globoesporte.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Renato Gaúcho acerta com Grêmio e trabalhará com Valdir Espinosa". Terra. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Técnico Valdir Espinosa morre aos 72 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) sambafoot
- Valdir Espinosa manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
