Aldair

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Aldair
Personal information
Full name Aldair Santos do Nascimento
Date of birth November 30, 1965 (age 41)
Place of birth    Ilhéus, Brazil
Height 1,87m
Playing position Central defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1985-1989
1989-1990
1990-2004
2004		 Flamengo
SL Benfica
AS Roma
Genoa CFC		 54 (3)
22 (0)
415 (20)
 ? (?)   
National team
1989-2000 Brazil 93 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Aldair, full name Aldair Santos do Nascimento (born November 30, 1965) is a Brazilian former football defender. He was part of the Brazilian national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Aldair, born in Ilhéus, started playing at Flamengo where he won his most important title in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro. Aldair was known for his infamous shots taken from far.[citation needed]

Aldair made a move to Europe in 1989, playing with Benfica. He moved then to AS Roma, and stayed there until 2004 after 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-ES, but soon changed his mind and decided to retire.

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 edition. In total, he appeared 93 times for Brazil, scoring four goals.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Preceded by
Abel Balbo		 AS Roma Captain
1998		 Succeeded by
Francesco Totti


Flag of Brazil Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Flag of Brazil

1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Gomes | 4 Dunga | 5 Alemão | 6 Branco | 7 Bismarck | 8 Valdo | 9 Careca | 10 Silas | 11 Romário | 12 Acácio | 13 Mozer | 14 Aldair | 15 Müller | 16 Bebeto | 17 Renato Gaúcho | 18 Mazinho | 19 Ricardo Rocha | 20 Tita | 21 Mauro Galvão | 22 Zé Carlos | Coach: Lazaroni
Flag of Brazil Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title) Flag of Brazil

1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Rocha | 4 Ronaldão | 5 Mauro Silva | 6 Branco | 7 Bebeto | 8 Dunga | 9 Zinho | 10 Raí | 11 Romário | 12 Zetti | 13 Aldair | 14 Cafu | 15 Márcio Santos | 16 Leonardo | 17 Mazinho | 18 Paulo Sérgio | 19 Müller | 20 Ronaldo | 21 Viola | 22 Gilmar | Coach: Parreira
Flag of Brazil Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up Flag of Brazil

1 Taffarel | 2 Cafu | 3 Aldair | 4 Júnior Baiano | 5 César Sampaio | 6 Roberto Carlos | 7 Giovanni | 8 Dunga | 9 Ronaldo | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Emerson | 12 Carlos Germano | 13 Zé Carlos | 14 Gonçalves | 15 André Cruz | 16 Zé Roberto | 17 Doriva | 18 Leonardo | 19 Denílson | 20 Bebeto | 21 Edmundo | 22 Dida | Coach: Zagallo
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