Aldair

Aldair

Aldair in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Aldair Nascimento dos Santos[1]
Date of birth	(1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth	Ilhéus, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Flamengo	54	(3)
1989–1990	Benfica	22	(5)
1990–2003	Roma	330	(14)
2003–2004	Genoa	17	(1)
2005	Rio Branco	2	(0)
2007–2009	Murata	10	(0)
Total		435	(23)
International career
1996	Brazil Olympic (O.P.)	6	(0)
1989–2000[4]	Brazil	81	(3)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 USA {{{3}}} Runner-up 1998 France {{{3}}} FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia {{{3}}} Copa América Winner 1989 Brazil {{{3}}} Winner 1997 Bolivia {{{3}}} Runner-up 1995 Uruguay {{{3}}} Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aldair Nascimento dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [awdaˈiʁ]; 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,^[5][6] 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. He is one of the members to have been inducted into the AS Roma Hall of Fame.^[7]