Perivaldo Dantas

Perivaldo
Personal information
Full name Perivaldo Lúcio Dantas
Date of birth (1953-07-12) 12 July 1953
Place of birth Itabuna, Brazil
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Itabuna
1975–1976 Bahia 28 (2)
1977–1982 Botafogo 89 (13)
1981São Paulo (loan)
1983 Palmeiras 13 (1)
1984–1986 Bangu 12 (0)
1987 Yukong Elephants 1 (0)
National team
1981–1982 Brazil 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Perivaldo Lúcio Dantas (born 12 July 1953), known simply as Perivaldo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

Born in Itabuna, Bahia, Perivaldo started his career with local amateurs Itabuna Esporte Clube. In 1975 he moved straight to the Série A where he would remain until his retirement, starting with Esporte Clube Bahia.

In his country's top flight Perivaldo also represented Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, São Paulo FC, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras[1] and Bangu Atlético Clube. He scored seven goals for the first in only 13 appearances in the 1982 season, helping it finish in 18th position amongst 44 teams.

Perivaldo gained two caps for Brazil. In the late 80s, after living three years in South Korea, he relocated to Portugal in hopes of finding a new club, but eventual poor choices and several misfortunes ended up with him as an homeless person having to resort to street vending in Lisbon.[2][3][4]

Perivaldo returned to his homeland on 11 December 2013 at the age of 60, with the help of the Portuguese Professional Footballers Union. He had been subjected to a three-week follow-up by Portuguese TV channel SIC, and that and posterior footage resulted in the making of a documentary.[5]

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