Oldair Barchi

Oldair Barchi (1 July 1939 – 31 October 2014) was a Brazilian footballer. Nicknamed "Capitão", he played as a midfielder and a left-back for Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama and Atlético Mineiro throughout the 1960s and the early 1970s. He also played for Brazil on three occasions throughout the 1960s.

==Club career== He began his career with Palmeiras following a series of tryouts when he was 16 where he would be a part of the winning squad for the 1959 Campeonato Paulista despite being only a reserve without many opportunities to play. Around this time, he originally played as midfielder, sometimes playing as a left-back. Despite winning the Torneio Rio–São Paulo in 1960, he never found a time to shine in the spotlight and was considering playing for another club within the São Paulo area. He would then be transferred to play for Fluminense based in Rio de Janeiro following invitation of club manager Zezé Moreira as well as a salary of 600 thousand cruzeiros. Throughout his five years with the club, he would alternate with Edmílson and Íris as a midfielder until firmly establishing himself within the starting XI. His career with the club would end during the middle of the 1965 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A due to contractual disagreements as the management at Fluminense wouldn't accept to Oldair's new demanding salary price of 60 million cruzeiros.