| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-10-17)17 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 2020(2020-02-27) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979 | Esportivo | ||
| 1980 | Ceará | ||
| 1981 | Londrina | ||
| 1980–1984 | Grêmio | ||
| 1984–1985 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1986 | Grêmio | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1989 | Botafogo | ||
| 1989–1990 | Flamengo | ||
| 1990–1991 | Botafogo | ||
| 1992–1994 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1995 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1996 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1996 | Corinthians | ||
| 1997 | Fluminense | ||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1998 | Coritiba | ||
| 1998–1999 | Botafogo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fluminense | ||
| 2001 | Vitória | ||
| 2002 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2004 | Fluminense | ||
| 2005 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2005 | Ceará | ||
| 2005 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2006 | Flamengo | ||
| 2006 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2008 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2011 | Duque de Caxias | ||
| 2016 | Metropolitano[1] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Grêmio (Technical coordinator)[2][3] | ||
Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, known asValdir Espinosa (17 October 1947 – 27 February 2020) was a Brazilianfootball manager. He died on 27 February 2020, of complications after surgery.[4] Espinosa was born inPorto Alegre.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Esportivo | 1979 | 1979 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 043.40 |
| Ceará | 1980 | 1980 | 61 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 049.18 |
| Londrina | 1981 | 1981 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 048.98 |
| Grêmio | 1983 | 1983 | 73 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 041.10 |
| Al-Hilal | 1984 | 1985 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 073.08 |
| Grêmio | 1986 | 1986 | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 053.33 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1987 | 1988 | 73 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 052.05 |
| Botafogo | 1989 | 1989 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 062.50 |
| Flamengo | 1989 | 1990 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 043.24 |
| Botafogo | 1990 | 1991 | 71 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 049.30 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1992 | 1994 | 92 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 048.91 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 1994 | 1994 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 039.29 |
| Palmeiras | 1995 | 1995 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 048.48 |
| Portuguesa | 4 January 1996 | 21 May 1996 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 063.16 |
| Corinthians | 23 May 1996 | 23 September 1996 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 058.33 |
| Fluminense FC | 5 January 1997 | 30 May 1997 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 040.74 |
| Verdy Kawasaki | 2 June 1997 | 30 October 1997 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 030.00 |
| Coritiba | 1998 | 1998 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 054.55 |
| Botafogo | 1998 | 3 July 1999 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 031.03 |
| Fluminense FC | 17 February 2000 | 30 June 2001 | 74 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 045.95 |
| Vitória | 2 July 2001 | 31 December 2001 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 033.33 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2 January 2002 | 30 June 2002 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 041.94 |
| Fluminense FC | 30 December 2003 | 2 March 2004 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 066.67 |
| Brasiliense | 5 January 2005 | 17 March 2005 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 061.54 |
| Ceará | 10 March 2005 | 30 June 2005 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 028.00 |
| Fortaleza | 17 October 2005 | 31 December 2005 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 040.00 |
| Flamengo | 6 December 2005 | 3 March 2006 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 018.18 |
| Santa Cruz | 1 February 2006 | 12 December 2006 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 027.78 |
| Cerro Porteño | 25 April 2007 | 11 July 2007 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 057.14 |
| Vasco da Gama | 26 October 2007 | 31 December 2007 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Portuguesa | 30 May 2008 | 31 July 2008 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 038.46 |
| Duque de Caxias | 2011 | 2011 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 025.00 |
| Metropolitano | 3 January 2016 | 18 September 2016 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 029.17 |
| Total | 1,181 | 535 | 337 | 309 | 045.30 | ||
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