Waltencir Pereira Serna

Valtencir Pereira Senra (11 November 1946 – 17 September 1978), simply known as Valtencir (sometimes spelled as Waltencir), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Capable of playing both as a defender and as a left-back, Valtencir played most of his career at Botafogo, where he made 453 appearances and reached the Brazil national team, playing in a friendly against Argentina on 7 August 1968 and scoring a goal. He was champion of the Taça Brasil and two-time state champion. Some sources claim that he spent time in Venezuelan football in 1976, and in the same year he played for Colorado-PR, the team he played for until 1978.

Death

Valtencir died on 17 September 1978, aged 31, at the Estádio Willie Davids, during the Colorado EC vs. Grêmio Maringá match, after suffering a complete cervical rupture following a knee from player Nivaldo. The knee was accidental and Nivaldo despaired over the move, having to be admitted to a sanatorium.

Honours

Botafogo Taça Brasil: 1968 Campeonato Carioca: 1967, 1968 Taça Guanabara: 1967, 1968