Valdemar Carabina

Valdemar Carabina

Personal information
Full name	Valdemar dos Santos Figueira
Date of birth	(1932-01-28)28 January 1932
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	21 August 2010(2010-08-21) (aged 78)
Place of death	Salvador, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Ypiranga-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1953	Ypiranga-SP
1954–1966	Palmeiras	592	(9)
1967–1968	Comercial-RP
International career
1961–1965	Brazil	2	(0)
Managerial career
1972	Atlético Paranaense
1974	Atlético Paranaense
1976–1977	Náutico
1977–1978	ABC
1979	Nacional-SP
1980	Atlético Goianiense
1980	Grêmio Maringá
1981	ABC
1982–1983	Central
1984–1985	CSA
1985	Santa Cruz
1986	Treze
1987	Palmeiras
1987	Treze
1988	CSA
1989	São José-SP
1989–1991	XV de Piracicaba
1991	Remo
1991	Campinense
1992	Santo André
1993	CRB
1993	CSA
1993	Sport Recife
1994	Remo
1994	Ituano
1995	Sport Recife
1996–1997	Remo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Valdemar dos Santos Figueira (28 January 1932 – 21 August 2010), better known as Valdemar Carabina, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a defender.

Player career

A defender, Valdemar played for Palmeiras in 592 matches, in addition to scoring 9 goals. One of them earned him the nickname "Carabina", thanks to a comment from a radio presenter who said: "The goal was as precise as a rifle shot." He won the state championship on three occasions, in addition to a Taça Brasil and a Rio-São Paulo.^[1][2][3]

Managerial career

As a coach, Valdemar Carabina managed several teams in Brazil during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, with emphasis on SE Palmeiras, where he was coach in 1987.^[4]

Honours

Player

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1959, 1963, 1966
• Taça Brasil: 1960
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1965

Manager

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 1978

CSA

• Campeonato Alagoano: 1984, 1988

Remo

• Campeonato Paraense: 1991

Death

Valdemar Carabina died on 21 August 2010, aged 78, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, due to aggravated Alzheimer's disease.^[5][4]

References

1. "Valdemar Carabina". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
2. "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Valdemar Carabina". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
3. "Que fim levou? Valdemar Carabina". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
4. "Ex-técnico do CSA, Waldemar Carabina morre aos 78 anos". Cada Minuto (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
5. "Morre Valdemar Carabina, ex-zagueiro do Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

• Valdemar Carabina at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Valdemar Carabina at National-Football-Teams.com