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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer and manager (1951–2017)}}
{{distinguish|Waldir Pires}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2011}}
{{Portuguese name|Peres|de Arruda}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Waldir Peres
| image          = Waldir_Peres.jpg
| caption        = 
| fullname       = Waldir Peres de Arruda
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1951|1|2|}}
| birth_place    = [[Garça]], Brazil
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2017|7|23|1951|1|2}}
| death_place  = [[Mogi das Cruzes]], Brazil
| height         = {{height|m=1.86}}
| position       = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| years1         = 1970–1973 | clubs1 = [[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]]
| years2         = 1973–1984 | clubs2 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| years3         = 1984 | clubs3 = [[America Football Club (RJ)|América]]
| years4         = 1984–1985 | clubs4 = [[Guarani FC|Guarani]]
| years5         = 1986 | clubs5 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| years6         = 1988 | clubs6 = [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]
| years7         = 1988–1989 | clubs7 = [[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]]
| years8         = 1989–1990 | clubs8 = [[Santa Cruz Futebol Clube|Santa Cruz]]
| caps2          = 617
| goals2         = 0
| caps4          = 26
| goals4         = 0
| caps5          = 75
| goals5         = 0
| caps6          = 22
| goals6         = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1982 | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1  = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1  = 1990 | managerclubs1 = [[Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira)|Inter de Limeira]]
| manageryears2  = 1991 | managerclubs2 = [[Esporte Clube São Bento|São Bento]]
| manageryears3  = 1993 | managerclubs3 = [[União Futebol Clube|União Mogi]]
| manageryears4  = 1994 | managerclubs4 = [[Esporte Clube São Bento|São Bento]]
| manageryears5  = 1994 | managerclubs5 = [[Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira)|Inter de Limeira]]
| manageryears6  = 1995 | managerclubs6 = [[União Futebol Clube|União Mogi]]
| manageryears7  = 1996 | managerclubs7 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional-SP]]
| manageryears8  = 1997 | managerclubs8 = [[Associação Ferroviária de Esportes|Ferroviária]]
| manageryears9  = 1998 | managerclubs9 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional-SP]]
| manageryears10 = 1998 | managerclubs10 = [[Associação Desportiva Guarulhos|Guarulhos]]
| manageryears11 = 1999 | managerclubs11 = [[Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana|Itabaiana]]
| manageryears12 = 2000 | managerclubs12 = [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional-SP]]
| manageryears13 = 2001 | managerclubs13 = [[Esporte Clube Paraguaçuense|Paraguaçuense]]
| manageryears14 = 2002 | managerclubs14 = [[Rio Branco Sport Club|Rio Branco-PR]]
| manageryears15 = 2003 | managerclubs15 = [[Oeste Futebol Clube|Oeste]]
| manageryears16 = 2004 | managerclubs16 = [[Rio Branco Sport Club|Rio Branco-PR]]
| manageryears17 = 2006 | managerclubs17 = [[Uberlândia Esporte Clube|Uberlândia]]
| manageryears18 = 2007 | managerclubs18 = [[Vitória Futebol Clube (ES)|Vitória-ES]]
| manageryears19 = 2007 | managerclubs19 = [[Araguaína Futebol e Regatas|Araguaína]]
| manageryears20 = 2008 | managerclubs20 = [[Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira)|Inter de Limeira]]
| manageryears21 = 2008 | managerclubs21 = [[Associação Esportiva Recreativa Engenheiro Beltrão|Engenheiro Beltrão]]
| manageryears22 = 2013 | managerclubs22 = [[Grêmio de Esportes Maringá|Grêmio Maringá]]
}}

'''Waldir Peres de Arruda''' (January 2, 1951 &ndash; July 23, 2017), known as '''Waldir Peres''', was a Brazilian footballer who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], in particular with [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] and the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]].

==Playing career==
===Club===
At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.

===International===
At international level, Peres had his first match it was the second semi final match during the [[1975 Copa América]] on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with a score of 0-2. Peres capped in total 30 times for Brazil between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1974]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.

==Coaching career==
In 2006, Peres was appointed as the [[Vitória Futebol Clube (ES)|Vitória-ES]] U-18 team manager during the [[Copa São Paulo de Juniores]].

==Death==
Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.

==Personal life==
Peres's daughter [[Erika Peres (Brazilian footballer)|Erika Peres]] was also a footballer.<ref>http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/inter/?news_id=22&mode=full {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
;[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: 1977 
*[[Campeonato Paulista]]: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981

;[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
*[[Campeonato Paulista]]: 1988

;[[Santa Cruz Futebol Clube|Santa Cruz]]
*[[Campeonato Pernambucano]]: 1990

===Individual===
*[[Bola de Ouro|Brazilian Golden Ball]]: 1975
*[[Bola de Prata (Brazil)|Brazilian Silver Ball]]: 1975

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Brazil Squad 1974 World Cup}}
{{Brazil squad 1975 Copa América}}
{{Brazil Squad 1978 World Cup}}
{{Brazil Squad 1982 World Cup}}
{{Bola de Ouro}}
{{1975 Bola de Prata}}
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{{São Paulo FC Hall of Fame}}

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