Quarentinha

Quarentinha

Personal information
Full name	Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo
Date of birth	(1933-09-15)September 15, 1933
Place of birth	Belém, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1953	Paysandu	?	(1)
1953-1954	Vitória	?	(1)
1954-1956	Botafogo	?	(5)
1956	Bonsucesso	?	(10)
1956-1965	Botafogo	417	(313)
1965	América de Cali	?	(?)
1966	Unión Magdalena	39	(26)
1967	Deportivo Cali	39	(11)
1968	Junior de Barranquilla	29	(7)
International career
1960-1963	Brazil	11	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha (Brazilian Portuguese: [kwɐɾenˈtʃĩ j̃ɐ]; born in Belém, Pará State, September 15, 1933 – died in Rio de Janeiro, February 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player. He played as a striker/forward and was notable for his fearsome left foot.

He 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 four Bahia State League (1953, 1957, 1964, 1965), three Rio de Janeiro State League (1957, 1961, 1962), two Rio - São Paulo Cup (1962, 1964), one Mexico Tournament (1962) and one Paris Tournament (1963). He was also the top goalscorer for three consecutive years in Rio Leagues (1958, 1959, 1960).

For the Brazil national football team he won 11 international caps from 1960 to 1963, scoring 11 goals. No-one in the history of Brazilian football has a better goal average. 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 May 12, 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.