Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha (; 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.
Club career Quarentinha played for Paysandu and Vitória, before joining Botafogo. After a short spell with Bonsucesso he returned to Botafogo and later played in Colombia.
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).
Club Career stats
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueFriendly Torneio Rio–São PauloOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPaysandu1952Campeonato Paraense00-9———-9195300-1———-1Subtotal---10-------10Vitória 1953Campeonato Baiano0014———-14Botafogo1954Série A00-4—-1—-5195500-1—-0—-1195700-13—-1—-14195800-20—-6510-36195900-27—-2—-29196000-25—-11—-26196100-0—-7—-7196232-19—-0—-22196342-11—-620-19196400-15—-136-22Subtotal7415513420812467361016447314Bonsucesso 1956Campeonato Carioca00-1500—-3-18Unión Magdalena1965Categoría Primera A3926————392619661512————1512Deportivo Cali 19662411————2411Deportivo Cali 19672913————2913América 1968Campeonato Catarinense00-000—-4-4Almirante Barroso197000-200——-2Career total11466-175208124-36-23-424
International career Quarentinha 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.
International Career stats
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil195923196046196121196354Total1314
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quarentinha goal.
+ List of international goals scored by QuarentinhaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition117 September 1959Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil5–07–0Friendly26–0320 September 1959Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil1–01–0429 April 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–05–055–066 May 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–03–073–0810 May 1960Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark1–13–492–3103 May 1961Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay3–23–21124 April 1963King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–51–51217 May 1963Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–01–01319 May 1963Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv District, Israel2–05–0143–0
Personal life
Quarentinha is son of the also footballer Quarenta, which gave him this nickname.
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