Valdemar Carabina

Valdemar Carabina
Personal information
Full name Valdemar dos Santos Figueira
Date of birth (1932-01-28)28 January 1932
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 21 August 2010(2010-08-21) (aged 78)
Place of death Salvador, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Ypiranga-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1953 Ypiranga-SP
1954–1966 Palmeiras 592 (9)
1967–1968 Comercial-RP
International career
1961–1965 Brazil 2 (0)
Managerial career
1972 Atlético Paranaense
1974 Atlético Paranaense
1976–1977 Náutico
1977–1978 ABC
1979 Nacional-SP
1980 Atlético Goianiense
1980 Grêmio Maringá
1981 ABC
1982–1983 Central
1984–1985 CSA
1985 Santa Cruz
1986 Treze
1987 Palmeiras
1987 Treze
1988 CSA
1989 São José-SP
1989–1991 XV de Piracicaba
1991 Remo
1991 Campinense
1992 Santo André
1993 CRB
1993 CSA
1993 Sport Recife
1994 Remo
1994 Ituano
1995 Sport Recife
1996–1997 Remo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Valdemar dos Santos Figueira (28 January 1932 – 21 August 2010), better known as Valdemar Carabina, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a defender.

Player career

A defender, Valdemar played for Palmeiras in 592 matches, in addition to scoring 9 goals. One of them earned him the nickname "Carabina", thanks to a comment from a radio presenter who said: "The goal was as precise as a rifle shot." He won the state championship on three occasions, in addition to a Taça Brasil and a Rio-São Paulo.[1][2][3]

Managerial career

As a coach, Valdemar Carabina managed several teams in Brazil during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, with emphasis on SE Palmeiras, where he was coach in 1987.[4]

Honours

Player

Palmeiras

Manager

ABC
CSA
Remo

Death

Valdemar Carabina died on 21 August 2010, aged 78, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, due to aggravated Alzheimer's disease.[5][4]

References

  1. ^ "Valdemar Carabina". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Valdemar Carabina". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Valdemar Carabina". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ex-técnico do CSA, Waldemar Carabina morre aos 78 anos". Cada Minuto (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Morre Valdemar Carabina, ex-zagueiro do Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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