| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wanderley Paiva Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-04-07)7 April 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Três Corações,Minas Gerais,Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Campinas,São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965 | Atlético de Três Corações | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1975 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1975–1976 | América-SP | ||
| 1976–1980 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1980 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1981 | Londrina | ||
| 1981 | Comercial | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1975 | Brazil | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | São José-SP | ||
| 1984 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1985 | Joinville | ||
| 1985 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1988 | América-SP | ||
| 1989 | Ferroviário | ||
| 1990 | Matsubara | ||
| 1991 | Londrina | ||
| 1992 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1993 | Londrina | ||
| 1994 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1994 | Patrocinense | ||
| 1995 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1995 | Figueirense | ||
| 1996 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1996 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1997 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1997 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1998 | Vila Nova | ||
| 1999 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1999 | Ponta Grossa | ||
| 1999 | Matonense | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2000 | Londrina | ||
| 2001 | Joinville | ||
| 2001 | Gama | ||
| 2002 | Marília | ||
| 2003 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2003 | Anapolina | ||
| 2004 | CRAC | ||
| 2006 | São Raimundo | ||
| 2006–2007 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2007 | União São João | ||
| 2007 | Roma Apucarana | ||
| 2008 | ASA | ||
| 2008 | Anápolis | ||
| 2009 | Corinthians Alagoano | ||
| 2009 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2009 | Nacional-AM | ||
| 2011–2013 | CRAC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wanderley Paiva Monteiro (7 April 1946 – 27 November 2023), commonly known asWanderley Paiva or asVanderlei Paiva, was a Brazilian professionalfootball coach and player. He was adefensive midfielder who played mostly forAtlético Mineiro, and also represented theBrazil national team at international level. Paiva won theBola de Prata in 1971.
Wanderley Paiva was born inTrês Corações, in the state ofMinas Gerais, and in his youth he played for local side Atlético. After refusing an offer fromRio de Janeiro (state)'sOlaria, he was contacted and signed byAtlético Mineiro in 1966. With theBelo Horizonte club, Paiva became a first-team regular, and was part of the squad which won the firstCampeonato Brasileiro Série A in1971. He played 27 matches and scored one goal in that season, and was selected for the team of the tournament, winning theBola de Prata, awarded byPlacar magazine. Wanderley scored Atlético Mineiro's first goal in an official international competition in 1972, and was the second player with the most appearances for the club, with 559.[1]
In 1975, he left Atlético and joinedAmérica de São José do Rio Preto, where he remained until 1976. He then moved toPonte Preta, with which he was runner-up of theCampeonato Paulista in 1977. He played for Ponte Preta until 1980, when he was signed byPalmeiras, where he stayed for just one season, appearing 19 times and scoring one goal. Wanderley then moved toLondrina, and subsequently toComercial fromRibeirão Preto, where he ended his career.[2]
Paiva was first capped for theBrazil national team on 19 December 1968, when Atlético Mineiro represented theSeleção againstYugoslavia and won 3–2.[3] He only returned to the national side in 1975, when he was called up for that year'sCopa América, in which he played six games, as Brazil finished in third place.[4]
After retiring from playing, Wanderley Paiva became manager of the Ponte Preta youth squads. In the 2000s, he coached professional sidesJuventus,CRAC,Ponte Preta,União São João andCorinthians Alagoano. His best season was in 2004 with CRAC, when he led the club to victory in theCampeonato Goiano, the state league ofGoiás, for the second time in its history.[5]
Paiva died from prostate cancer inCampinas, on 27 November 2023, at the age of 77.[6]
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