Valdemar Carabina

Valdemar dos Santos Figueira (28 January 1932 – 21 August 2010), better known as Valdemar Carabina, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a defender.

Player career
A defender, Valdemar played for Palmeiras in 592 matches, in addition to scoring 9 goals. One of them earned him the nickname "Carabina", thanks to a comment from a radio presenter who said: "The goal was as precise as a rifle shot." He won the state championship on three occasions, in addition to a Taça Brasil and a Rio-São Paulo.

Managerial career
As a coach, Valdemar Carabina managed several teams in Brazil during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, with emphasis on SE Palmeiras, where he was coach in 1987.

Player

 * Palmeiras
 * Campeonato Paulista: 1959, 1963, 1966
 * Taça Brasil: 1960
 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1965

Manager

 * ABC
 * Campeonato Potiguar: 1978


 * CSA
 * Campeonato Alagoano: 1984, 1988


 * Remo
 * Campeonato Paraense: 1991

Death
Valdemar Carabina died on 21 August 2010, aged 78, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, due to aggravated Alzheimer's disease.