Valdeir Vieira
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Valdeir "Badú" Vieira is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian football
Football (soccer)
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 manager who is currently Head Coach of Bahrain Club
Bahrain (football club)
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 in the Bahraini Premier League
Bahraini Premier League
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.

Playing career

Like many Brazilian players in the 1960s, Badu was discovered in the ever-expanding futsal scene. It is from the indoors that Vieira gets his nickname "Badu", which describes a specific way of scoring a goal. He signed his first contract as a professional with the 2nd division Dracena F.C. at age 17. 2 years later he played as attacker in the 1st division with CE Aymoré – São Leopoldo, where Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

 was just starting his career as a defender in the youth team. Badu was later the first Brazilian to play respectively for the clubs: Central Español
Central Español
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 (Uruguay), Hibernians F.C.
Hibernians F.C.
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 (Malta) and Croissant Club Sigois (Algeria). Plagued by injuries and more interested in studying the sciences of sports, he finished his career playing non-league football in Germany.

Coaching career

Badu has managed several clubs and national football teams. He managed Costa Rica
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 during 1996 and Oman
Oman national football team
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 from 1998 to 1999.

Coaching statistics

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %GFGA+/-
Team Melli November 1997 December 1997 3 0 2 1 0% 5 6 −1
Total 3 0 2 1 0% 5 6 -1

Honours

  • 1987 Venezuela Coach of the Year
  • 1988 Copa de Venezuela
    Copa de Venezuela
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  • 1992 Best Newcomer in the Campeonato Catarinense
    Campeonato Catarinense
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  • 1995 Best foreign coach in Costa Rica
  • 1996 Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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  • 1996–97 Primera División de Costa Rica
    Primera División de Costa Rica
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     Winner
  • 2001–02 Kuwaiti Premier League
    Kuwaiti Premier League
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     Winner
  • 2001–02 Al Kurafi Cup
    Al Kurafi Cup
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     Winner
  • 2003 Gulf Club Champions Cup
    Gulf Club Champions Cup
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    Winner
  • 2008 JFL Regional League Champions
  • 2008 Japan National Amateur Champions
  • 2009 Hokushin'etsu Regional Div.1 Runners Up
  • 2010-11 Bahrain 2nd Division Champions
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