Aldair
Also known as Aldair Santos do Nascimento, Aldair Nascimento dos Santos
Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (; born 30 November 1965), known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 463
- Total plays
- 1,592
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Aldair">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Aldair
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
~10 min read
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Club career
- International career
- Style of play
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
- Honours
- Club
- International
- Individual
- See also
- References
- External links
Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (; born 30 November 1965), known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Considered as one of Brazil's greatest defenders ever, he spent most of his professional career at Italian club AS Roma, where he later also served as captain, winning the Serie A title with the club in 2001. Nicknamed "Pluto" by Roma fans, he is one of the members to have been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
Connections
Categories
1965 births1989 Copa América players1990 FIFA World Cup players1994 FIFA World Cup players1995 Copa América players1997 Copa América players1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players1998 FIFA World Cup players20th-century Brazilian sportsmenAS Roma playersBrazilian expatriate men's footballersBrazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy