Valdo (footballer, born 1964)

Valdo

Valdo in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Valdo Cândido Filho
Date of birth	(1964-01-12) 12 January 1964
Place of birth	Siderópolis, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Congo (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	Figueirense
1984–1988	Grêmio	96	(18)
1988–1991	Benfica	78	(11)
1991–1995	Paris Saint Germain	115	(10)
1995–1997	Benfica	60	(9)
1997–1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	26	(4)
1998–2000	Cruzeiro	56	(7)
2000–2001	Santos	19	(1)
2001–2002	Atlético Mineiro	23	(1)
2002	Juventude	12	(2)
2003	São Caetano
2003–2004	Botafogo	44	(2)
Total		519	(65)
National team
1987–1993	Brazil	45	(4)
Teams managed
2009	União Rondonópolis
2011	Maringá
2012	Serra Macaense
2014–2015	MC Alger (assistant)
2018–2021	Congo
Honours Men's football Representing Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Valdo Filho (born 12 January 1964) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	1984	Série A	5	0					5	0
	1985		19	4					19	4
	1986		27	6					27	6
	1987		15	2					15	2
	1988		30	6					30	6
	Total		96	18					96	18
Benfica	1988–89	Primeira Liga	28	3					28	3
	1989–90		24	3					24	3
	1990–91		26	5					26	5
	Total		78	11					78	11
Paris Saint-Germain	1991–92	Ligue 1	32	3					32	3
	1992–93		28	3					28	3
	1993–94		30	1					30	1
	1994–95		25	3			3	2	28	5
	Total		115	10			3	2	118	12
Benfica	1995–96	Primeira Liga	30	4					30	4
	1996–97		30	4					30	4
	Total		60	8					60	8
Nagoya Grampus Eight	1997	J1 League	16	2	1	0	4	0	21	2
	1998		10	2	0	0	4	1	14	3
	Total		26	4	1	0	8	1	35	5
Cruzeiro	1998	Série A	30	6					30	6
	1999		16	1					16	1
	Total		47	7					46	7
Santos	2000	Série A	19	1					19	1
Atlético Mineiro	2001	Série A	23	1					23	1
Juventude	2002	Série A	12	2					12	2
São Caetano	2003	Série A	0	0					0	0
Botafogo	2004	Série A	44	2					44	2
Career total			519	64	1	0	11	3	531	67

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1987	11	4
	1988	6	0
	1989	17	0
	1990	7	0
	1991	0	0
	1992	2	0
	1993	2	0
Total		45	4

Honours

Club

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 1988–89, 1990–91
• Taça de Portugal: 1995–96; Runner-up 1988–89, 1996–97
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989
• European Cup: Runner-up 1989–90

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 1993–94
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1998
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1999
• Copa Centro-Oeste: 1999

International

Brazil

• Copa América: 1989
• Pan American Games: 1987
• Pre-Olympic tournament: 1987
• Rous Cup: 1987

Individual

• Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 1998

Other websites

• Valdo at ForaDeJogo
• Valdo at Soccerway
• Valdo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Valdo at J.League (in Japanese)