Valdir Bigode

Valdir Bigode
Personal information
Full name Valdir de Moraes Filho
Date of birth (1972-03-15) 15 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Vitória-ES (manager)
Youth career
1991 Campo Grande
1991−1992 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992−1995 Vasco da Gama 36 (12)
1996 São Paulo 16 (10)
1997Benfica (loan) 10 (3)
1997−1998 Atlético Mineiro 50 (33)
1999 Botafogo 20 (6)
2000 Santos
2000−2001 Atlético Mineiro 9 (2)
2002−2004 Vasco da Gama 49 (18)
2004−2006 Al-Nasr SC 26 (25)
2006−2007 Dubai Club
Total 237 (112)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Campo Grande
2011 Itaboraí
2012 São Pedro
2015−2018 Vasco da Gama (assistant)
2017−2018 Vasco da Gama (interim)
2019 Cabofriense
2019– Vitória-ES
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valdir de Moraes Filho (born 15 March 1972), commonly known as Valdir Bigode, is a Brazilian former football manager and former player.

A prolific striker, Valdir is the twelfth highest goalscorer of Vasco da Gama, with 135 goals in 267 matches, while also being a part of Atlético Mineiro history with 57 goals in 111 appearances.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Valdir Bigode vira treinador e, pelo aprendizado, curte o lado B do futebol" [Valdir Bigode turns coach and enjoys the other side of football]. UAI (in Portuguese). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Valdir Bigode: 'Todos os jogos contra o Flamengo foram importantes'" [Valdir Bigode: "All the matches against Flamengo were big"]. SportTV.com (in Portuguese). Netvasco. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.