Valdoir

Valdoir
Personal information
Full name	Valdoir Marques de Souza
Date of birth	3 June 1958
Place of birth	Pelotas, Brazil
Date of death	30 July 2016 (aged 58)
Place of death	Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1974–1976	Grêmio Santanense
1976–1978	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978	Grêmio
1979–1980	Bahia
1980–1981	Figueirense
1981–1982	Coritiba
1983	Joaçaba AC
1984	São José-RS
1984–1985	Brasil de Pelotas
1986	Bagé
International career
1979–1980	Brazil Olympic
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Valdoir Marques de Souza (3 June 1958 – 30 July 2016), simply known as Valdoir, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Valdoir played for several clubs in Brazil, especially Bahia and teams from the southern region. Versatile, Valdoir played in any position in the defensive system.^[1]

International career

Valdoir was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.^[2]