Waldemar de Brito

Brazilian footballer (1913-1979)

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Lived 1913–1979, aged 66Brazil

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Footballers
Era
1913–1979
Aged 66

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Updated 2026-06-22

Waldemar de Brito was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in Brazil and Argentina, as well as for the Brazil national team. He is acknowledged to have discovered Pelé during the latter's early footballing days. His brother, Petronilho de Brito, was also a footballer.

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Associação Atlética Portuguesa
1946–1946
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
1945–1946
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
1944–1944
Fluminense F.C.
1943–1943
São Paulo FC
1941–1942
San Lorenzo de Almagro
1939–1940
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
1937–1939
San Lorenzo de Almagro
1935–1936
Botafogo F.R.
1934–1934
Brazil men's national football team
1934–1942
São Paulo FC
1933–1934

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1946–1946	6	5
1945–1946	4	3
1944–1944	5	5
1943–1943	4	1
1941–1942	138	56
1939–1940	43	22
1937–1939	61	35
1935–1936	3	3
1934–1934	29	30
1934–1942	18	18
1933–1934	31	23