player · international archive · 1954–1959
BrazilArchive goals
14
for Brazil · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
11
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
2
most in the Copa América (11)
Career span
1954–1959
first 1954-06-16 · last 1959-03-21
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups, winning the latter two. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-30
In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1953–1962The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Didi in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1953-04-01 to 1962-06-17.
13 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
14 goals across 11 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1954–1959| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-03-21 |  Bolivia | W4–2(n) | 89' | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1959-03-15 |  Chile | W3–0(n) | 89' | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1959-03-10 |  Peru | D2–2(n) | 24' | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
| 1958-06-24 |  France | W5–2(n) | 39' | FIFA World Cup | Solna |
| 1957-03-31 | Peru | W1–0(a) | 73' (pen) | Copa América | Lima |
| 1957-03-28 |  Uruguay | L2–3(n) | 70' | Copa América | Lima |
| 1957-03-24 |  Colombia | W9–0(n) | 50' 60' | Copa América | Lima |
| 1957-03-21 |  Ecuador | W7–1(n) | 78' | Copa América | Lima |
| 1957-03-13 | Chile | W4–2(n) | 20' 26' 44'hat-trick | Copa América | Lima |
| 1954-06-19 | Yugoslavia | D1–1(n) | 69' | FIFA World Cup | Lausanne |
| 1954-06-16 |  Mexico | W5–0(n) | 30' | FIFA World Cup | Geneva |
Honours
29 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup×2
1958, 1962
European Cup
1959–60
| Team honours29 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×2 | 1958, 1962 | Brazil | |
| European Cup | ×1 | 1959–60 | Real Madrid | |
| Campeonato Carioca | ×4 | 1951, 1957, 1961, 1962 | Botafogo ·3, Fluminense ·1 | |
| Copa Oswaldo Cruz | ×4 | 1955, 1958, 1961, 1962 | Brazil | |
| Tournament Home | ×3 | 1961, 1962, 1963 | Botafogo | |
| 1. Lig | ×2 | 1973–74, 1974–75 | Fenerbahçe | |
| O'Higgins Cup | ×2 | 1955, 1961 | Brazil | |
| Presidential Cup | ×2 | 1973, 1975 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Colombia International Tournament | ×1 | 1960 | Botafogo | |
| Copa Rio | ×1 | 1952 | Fluminense | |
| Panamerican Championship | ×1 | 1952 | Brazil | |
| Pentagonal Club of Mexico | ×1 | 1962 | Botafogo | |
| Prime Minister's Cup | ×1 | 1973 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Ramon de Carranza Trophy | ×1 | 1959 | Real Madrid | |
| Taça do Atlântico | ×1 | 1956 | Brazil | |
| Torneio Rio–São Paulo | ×1 | 1962 | Botafogo | |
| Turkish Cup | ×1 | 1973–74 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1958 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze) | 2020 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1958 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame | ||||
| IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (7th place) | ||||
| IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time | 2021 | |||
| IFFHS World Player of the 20th Century (19th place) | ||||
| The Best of The Best – Player of the Century | ||||
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