Valdir Pereira or Didì (October 8, 1929-May 12, 2001) was a Brazilian midfield football player who played in three World Cups: in 1954, and winning in 1958 and 1962. . October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ... In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ...

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was famous for being and intelligent player and for his "folha seca" ("falling leaf") free kicks, where the ball will swerve seemingly downwards at the right time resulting in a goal. From midfield, he masterminded Brazil's two World Cup successes, and scored 31 goals in 85 international matches. He played for Brazilian clubs Fluminense and Botafogo, winning several titles with the latter. After the 1958 World Cup he was signed by Real Madrid of Spain, but he only played there briefly as he clashed with the team leader, Alfredo Di Stefano. Then he returned to Botafogo and ended his career playing for São Paulo in 1966. Didi also coached Botafogo, Fluminense, a Peru team in the 1970 World Cup that included stars like Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, in 1971 he managed the top Argentine club, River Plate when he accepted a lucrative position, and ended up his coaching career in Fenerbahce, team that won the Turkish Süper Ligi twice in a row from 1973-1974 and 1974-1975. Ipanema beach, in the South Zone, immortalised by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais song The Girl from Ipanema Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese), pron. ... A free-kick in football describes the situation where a player on the opposing team has committed a foul, and you are given the ball to play from the position where the offence took place. ... Fluminense Football Club is a sports club in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926, at Barrancas, Argentina), is an Argentine-born former footballer acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. ... São Paulos Mascot São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ... The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... ( * )( * ) (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Lima, Peru) was a Peruvian football player. ... Héctor Chumpitaz (born December 4, 1944) is a former Association football player from Peru. ... Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club), commonly known as Fenerbahçe [pronounced fe-nehr-baah-che] is a sports club of Ä°stanbul, Turkey. ... Turkish Premier Super League official logo The Turkish Premier Super Football League (Turkish: “Türkiye 1. ...