Aldair

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Aldair
Personal information
Full name Aldair Nascimento dos Santos
Date of birth November 30, 1965 (1965-11-30) (age 42)
Place of birth    Ilhéus, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club S.S. Murata
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1985-1989
1989-1990
1990-2003
2003-2004
2007-		 Flamengo
SL Benfica
A.S. Roma
Genoa C.F.C.
S.S. Murata		 185 (11)
033 0(6)
415 (20)
017 0(1)
   
National team2
1989-2000 Brazil 093 0(4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:49, 2 December 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18:49, 2 December 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Aldair, full name Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (born November 30, 1965 in Ilhéus) is a Brazilian football defender. He was part of the Brazilian national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

He spent the most part of his career in Italian club AS Roma, that retired his #6 jersey number when he left the team in 2003.

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[edit] Biography

Aldair started playing at Flamengo where he won the most important title in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro. He moved to Europe in 1989, playing with Benfica and then AS Roma, staying there until 2003 and playing over 400 Serie A matches with the club, which retired his shirt number, 6. He then briefly joined Genoa CFC. On July 2005, Aldair announced plans of playing for Rio Branco Atlético Clube, and play two games, in the estadual champioship. Rio Branco was champion in this championship.

In 1994, he reached the pinnacle of his career when he played for the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1998 finals. In total, he appeared 93 times for Brazil, scoring four goals.[1]

Currently former teammate Massimo Agostini has convinced him to play in San Marino for S.S. Murata, and he took part in the Champions League qualifying stage in July.[2]

[edit] Honours

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

[edit] Club

[edit] International

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Aldair's profile on www.sambafoot.com. www.sambafoot.com (last updated 2007-07-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  2. ^ Aldair returns for euro adventure. www.fifa.com (2007-06-10). Retrieved on 2007-09-28.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Abel Balbo		 AS Roma Captain
1998		 Succeeded by
Francesco Totti
v • d • e
Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel • 2 Jorginho • 3 Ricardo Gomes • 4 Dunga • 5 Alemão • 6 Branco • 7 Bismarck • 8 Valdo • 9 Careca • 10 Silas • 11 Romário • 12 Acácio • 13 Mozer • 14 Aldair • 15 Müller • 16 Bebeto • 17 Renato Gaúcho • 18 Mazinho • 19 Ricardo Rocha • 20 Tita • 21 Mauro Galvão • 22 Zé Carlos • Coach: Lazaroni
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v • d • e
Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Winners (4th Title)
1 Taffarel • 2 Jorginho • 3 Ricardo Rocha • 4 Ronaldão • 5 Mauro Silva • 6 Branco • 7 Bebeto • 8 Dunga • 9 Zinho • 10 Raí • 11 Romário • 12 Zetti • 13 Aldair • 14 Cafu • 15 Márcio Santos • 16 Leonardo • 17 Mazinho • 18 Paulo Sérgio • 19 Müller • 20 Ronaldo • 21 Viola • 22 Gilmar • Coach: Parreira
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v • d • e
Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Taffarel • 2 Cafu • 3 Aldair • 4 Júnior Baiano • 5 César Sampaio • 6 Roberto Carlos • 7 Giovanni • 8 Dunga • 9 Ronaldo • 10 Rivaldo • 11 Emerson • 12 Carlos Germano • 13 Zé Carlos • 14 Gonçalves • 15 André Cruz • 16 Zé Roberto • 17 Doriva • 18 Leonardo • 19 Denílson • 20 Bebeto • 21 Edmundo • 22 Dida • Coach: Zagallo
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v • d • e
S.S. Murata – current squad

1 F. Valentini • 2 C. Valentini • 3 Raschi • 4 D'Orsi • 5 N. Albani • 6 Aldair • 8 Gasperoni • 9 de Luigi • 10 Lombardini • 11 F. Donati • 12 Teodarani • 13 Giannini • 14 L. Albani • 15 Marani • 16 Agostini • 17 Protti • 19 Vitaioli • 20 Bacciocchi • 21 Stefanelli • 22 Rastelli • 23 Carattoni • 24 Conti • 25 Celli • - D. Donati • - Zaboul • Manager: Rossini


Persondata
NAME Nascimento, Aldair Santos do
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aldair
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1965-11-30
PLACE OF BIRTH Ilhéus , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH