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