Aldair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldair Nascimento dos Santos | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Flamengo | 185 | (11) |
| 1989–1990 | Benfica | 33 | (6) |
| 1990–2003 | Roma | 415 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | Genoa | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Murata | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1989–2000 | Brazil | 80 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 2009 | |||
Aldair, full name Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (born November 30, 1965 in Ilhéus) is a retired association footballer who was part of the Brazilian national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
He spent the most part of his career in Italian club AS Roma, that retired his No.6 jersey number when he left the team in 2003.
Biography
Aldair started playing at Flamengo where he won the most important title in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro. He moved to Europe in 1989, playing with Benfica and then AS Roma, staying there until 2003 and playing over 400 Serie A matches with the club, which retired his shirt number, 6. He then briefly joined Genoa CFC. On July 2005, Aldair announced plans of playing for Rio Branco Atlético Clube, and play two games, in the estadual championship. Rio Branco was champion in this championship.
In 1994, he reached the pinnacle of his career when he played for the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1998 finals. In total, he appeared 81 times for Brazil, scoring three goals.[1]
Former teammate and good friend Massimo Agostini convinced him to play in San Marino for S.S. Murata in order to boost their Champions League campaign. After S.S. Murata's dreadful 7–1 aggregate defeat to Cypriots APOEL F.C. in the first round of qualifying for the 2006/07 UEFA Cup, Massimo Agostini decided to call upon Aldair to join him on the Italian Peninsula. Aldair took part in the Champions League qualifying stage in July 2007.
Club career statistics
| 1985 | Flamengo | Série A | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1988 | 24 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1989/90 | Benfica | Portuguese Liga | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Roma | Serie A | 29 | 2 | ||||||
| 1991/92 | 33 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1992/93 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1993/94 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1994/95 | 28 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1995/96 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996/97 | 32 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1997/98 | 28 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1998/99 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1999/00 | 34 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2000/01 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001/02 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002/03 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003/04 | Genoa | Serie B | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 2007/08 | Murata | Campionato Sammarinese | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008/09 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 2009/10 | ? | ? |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 3 |
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Honours
Club
Benfica:
- Portuguese Supercup 1989/1990
ASRoma:
- Italian Cup 1991
- Italian League 2001
- Italian Super Cup 2001
- Espirito Santo State Championship – second level 2005
- Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio 2007–08
International
- 1989 Copa America – Winner
- 1990 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
- 1994 FIFA World Cup – Winner
- 1995 Copa America – Runner-up
- 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
- 1997 Copa America – Winner
- 1997 Confederations Cup – Winner
- 1998 FIFA World Cup – Runner-up
Notes
- ^ "Aldair's profile on sambafoot.com". Sambafoot. July 4, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14241
External links
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazil international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in San Marino
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Association football defenders
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian people of Black African descent
- A.S. Roma players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic footballers of Brazil
- Serie A footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- S.S. Murata players