Quarentinha


Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha 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.
He won one Bahia State League, three Rio de Janeiro State League, two Rio - São Paulo Cup, one Mexico Tournament and one Paris Tournament. He was also the top goalscorer for three consecutive years in Rio Leagues.

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.

International Career stats

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 September 1959Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil5–07–0Friendly
217 September 1959Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6–07–0Friendly
320 September 1959Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil1–01–0Friendly
429 April 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–05–0Friendly
529 April 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt5–05–0Friendly
66 May 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–03–0Friendly
76 May 1960Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt3–03–0Friendly
810 May 1960Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark1–13–4Friendly
910 May 1960Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark2–33–4Friendly
103 May 1961Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay3–23–2Friendly
1124 April 1963King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–51–5Friendly
1217 May 1963Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–01–0Friendly
1319 May 1963Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv District, Israel2–05–0Friendly
1419 May 1963Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv District, Israel3–05–0Friendly

Personal life

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