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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valdir de Moraes Filho | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-03-15)15 March 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória-ES (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Campo Grande | ||
| 1991−1992 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992−1995 | Vasco da Gama | 36 | (12) |
| 1996 | São Paulo | 16 | (10) |
| 1997 | →Benfica (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 1997−1998 | Atlético Mineiro | 50 | (33) |
| 1999 | Botafogo | 20 | (6) |
| 2000 | Santos | ||
| 2000−2001 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | (2) |
| 2002−2004 | Vasco da Gama | 49 | (18) |
| 2004−2006 | Al-Nasr SC | 26 | (25) |
| 2006−2007 | Dubai Club | ||
| Total | 237 | (112) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Campo Grande | ||
| 2011 | Itaboraí | ||
| 2012 | São Pedro | ||
| 2015−2018 | Vasco da Gama (assistant) | ||
| 2017−2018 | Vasco da Gama (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2019– | Vitória-ES | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valdir de Moraes Filho (born 15 March 1972), commonly known asValdir Bigode, is a Brazilian formerfootball manager and former player.
A prolificstriker, Valdir is the twelfth highest goalscorer ofVasco da Gama, with 135 goals in 267 matches, while also being a part ofAtlético Mineiro history with 57 goals in 111 appearances.[1][2]
Born inRio de Janeiro, Valdir started atCampo Grande Atlético Clube, moving in the same year toVasco da Gama. There, he was an important part in the conquest of the 1992 to 1994 editions of theCampeonato Carioca, often partnering withMário Jardel.[3][4]
In 1997, he passed through Portugal, scoring 5 goals in 13 appearances in the two and half months at Benfica,[5] before returning to Brazil and being the top scorer of the1997 Copa CONMEBOL won by Atlético Mineiro, partnering withMarques.[1]
After that, he passed through Botafogo and Santos, without major success, before moving back to Atletico Mineiro in 2000. He then returned to Vasco da Gama, spending two seasons there and winning another Campeonato Carioca in 2003.[2]
He then moved abroad again, joining Al-Nasr in Dubai, winning the topscorer award in2004–05.[6] His final year was inSaudi Arabia.[7][8] Afterwards, he embarked on a managerial career, mainly at Vasco da Gama.[1]
