Valdir Benedito

Valdir Benedito (born 25 October 1965) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Paranaense (Brazil), Atlético Mineiro (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Internacional (Brazil) and Kashiwa Reysol (Japan).

Club career
Born in Araraquara, Valdir began playing football with local side Associação Ferroviária de Esportes.

International career
Valdir was a participant at the 1991 Copa América in Chile, and was capped 3 times for the Brazil national team in 1991.