Quarentinha
Personal information
Full name Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo
Date of birth (1933-09-15)15 September 1933
Place of birth Belém, Brazil
Date of death 11 February 1996(1996-02-11) (aged 62)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Paysandu
1953 Vitória
1954–1955 Botafogo
1956 Bonsucesso
1956–1964 Botafogo
1965-1966 Unión Magdalena 54 (38)
1967 Deportivo Cali 24 (11)
1968 Junior de Barranquilla 29 (13)
International career
1959–1963 Brazil 13[1] (14[1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha (Brazilian Portuguese: [kwɐɾenˈtʃĩɲɐ]; born in Belém, Pará State, 15 September 1933 – died in Rio de Janeiro, 11 February 1996) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player who played as a forward and was notable for his fearsome left foot.

Club career

Quarentinha played for Paysandu and Vitória, before joining Botafogo. After a short spell with Bonsucesso he returned to Botafogo and later played in Colombia.[2]

He won one Bahia State League (1953), three Rio de Janeiro State League (1957, 1961, 1962), two Rio - São Paulo Cup (1962, 1964), one Mexico Tournament (1962) and one Paris Tournament (1963). He was also the top goalscorer for three consecutive years in Rio Leagues (1958, 1959, 1960).[citation needed]

Club Career stats

As of match played 18 July 2023
Club Season League State League Friendly Torneio Rio–São Paulo Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paysandu 1952 Campeonato Paraense 0 0 - 9 — — — - 9
1953 0 0 - 1 — — — - 1
Subtotal - - - 10 - - - - - - - 10
Vitória 1953 Campeonato Baiano 0 0 14 — — — - 14
Botafogo 1954 Série A 0 0 - 4 — - 1 — - 5
1955 0 0 - 1 — - 0 — - 1
1957 0 0 - 13 — - 1 — - 14
1958 0 0 - 20 — - 6 5 10[a] - 36
1959 0 0 - 27 — - 2 — - 29
1960 0 0 - 25 — - 11 — - 26
1961 0 0 - 0 — - 7 — - 7
1962 3 2 - 19 — - 0 — - 22
1963 4 2 - 11 — - 6 2[b] 0 - 19
1964 0 0 - 15 — - 1 3[c] 6 - 22
Subtotal 7 4 155 134 208 124 67 36 10 16 447 314
Bonsucesso 1956 Campeonato Carioca 0 0 - 15 0 0 — - 3[d] - 18
Unión Magdalena 1965 Categoría Primera A 39 26 — — — — 39 26
1966 15 12 — — — — 15 12
Deportivo Cali 1966 24 11 — — — — 24 11
Deportivo Cali 1967 29 13 — — — — 29 13
América 1968 Campeonato Catarinense 0 0 - 0 0 0 — - 4[e] - 4
Almirante Barroso 1970 0 0 - 2 0 0 — — - 2
Career total 114 66 - 175 208 124 - 36 - 23 - 424
  1. ^ Goals in Torneio João Teixeira de Carvalho
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca de Aspirantes
  4. ^ Goals in Torneio Início do Campeonato Carioca
  5. ^ Goals in Torneio Centro-Sul

International career

Quarentinha won 13 international caps for the Brazil national football team between 1959 and 1963, scoring 14 goals. Quarentinha also played six friendly games for Brazil in which he scored six additional goals. His greatest regret was to be left out of the Brazilian squad that defended the World Championship crown in Chile in 1962. On 12 May 1963 he was in the squad at San Siro Stadium, in a match against Italy, Pelé's only game played in Italy. He never played in FIFA World Cup and died at 62.[3]

International Career stats

As of 3 July 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1959 2 3
1960 4 6
1961 2 1
1963 5 4
Total 13 14
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quarentinha goal.
List of international goals scored by Quarentinha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 September 1959 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Chile 5–0 7–0 Friendly
2 6–0
3 20 September 1959 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil  Chile 1–0 1–0
4 29 April 1960 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 5–0
5 5–0
6 6 May 1960 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 3–0
7 3–0
8 10 May 1960 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–1 3–4
9 2–3
10 3 May 1961 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 3–2 3–2
11 24 April 1963 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–5 1–5
12 17 May 1963 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 1–0
13 19 May 1963 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv District, Israel  Israel 2–0 5–0
14 3–0

Personal life

Quarentinha is son of the also footballer Quarenta, which gave him this nickname.

References

  1. ^ a b Quarentinha at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Marcelo Monteiro (26 December 2008). "Biógrafo fala sobre Quarentinha, o artilheiro que não sorria" (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ Sambafoot.com
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