Valdir Papel

Waldirgly Bezerra Lima, better known as Valdir Papel, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a forward.

Career

Valdir started his career at Calouros do Ar, a small team from Fortaleza. He also played for Americano de Bacabal and Guarany de Sobral until he became champion for the first time, at Nacional FC do Amazonas in 2000. He managed to become state champion twice more, in 2002 with Ceará and 2003 with Sport Recife.
Valdir was marked during his time at Vasco da Gama, when he was sent off in the second leg of the 2006 Copa do Brasil final against CR Flamengo after pushing defender Leo Moura in the 16th minute. The player was also attacked in the locker room by coach Renato Portaluppi.
In 2007, at Madureira, he scored two goals against Botafogo FR in the Campeonato Carioca competition.
In football in Mato Grosso he managed to be state champion on two occasions, in 2010 with União Rondonópolis in 2012 with Luverdense EC, where he was also the top scorer in the competition.

Managerial career

Papel began his career as a manager as an assistant at Pacajus EC in 2020. In the 2023 season, he was coach of Maracanã during the Campeonato Cearense.