| Valdemar Carabina | |
| Fullname: | Valdemar dos Santos Figueira |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1932 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Salvador, Brazil |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Ypiranga-SP |
| Years1: | 1951–1953 |
| Years2: | 1954–1966 |
| Caps2: | 592 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 1967–1968 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1961–1965 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1972 |
| Managerclubs1: | Atlético Paranaense |
| Manageryears2: | 1974 |
| Managerclubs2: | Atlético Paranaense |
| Manageryears3: | 1976–1977 |
| Managerclubs3: | Náutico |
| Manageryears4: | 1977–1978 |
| Managerclubs4: | ABC |
| Manageryears5: | 1979 |
| Managerclubs5: | Nacional-SP |
| Manageryears6: | 1980 |
| Managerclubs6: | Atlético Goianiense |
| Manageryears7: | 1980 |
| Managerclubs7: | Grêmio Maringá |
| Manageryears8: | 1981 |
| Managerclubs8: | ABC |
| Manageryears9: | 1982–1983 |
| Managerclubs9: | Central |
| Manageryears10: | 1984–1985 |
| Managerclubs10: | CSA |
| Manageryears11: | 1985 |
| Managerclubs11: | Santa Cruz |
| Manageryears12: | 1986 |
| Managerclubs12: | Treze |
| Manageryears13: | 1987 |
| Managerclubs13: | Palmeiras |
| Manageryears14: | 1987 |
| Managerclubs14: | Treze |
| Manageryears15: | 1988 |
| Managerclubs15: | CSA |
| Manageryears16: | 1989 |
| Managerclubs16: | São José-SP |
| Manageryears17: | 1989–1991 |
| Managerclubs17: | XV de Piracicaba |
| Manageryears18: | 1991 |
| Managerclubs18: | Remo |
| Manageryears19: | 1991 |
| Managerclubs19: | Campinense |
| Manageryears20: | 1992 |
| Managerclubs20: | Santo André |
| Manageryears21: | 1993 |
| Managerclubs21: | CRB |
| Manageryears22: | 1993 |
| Managerclubs22: | CSA |
| Manageryears23: | 1993 |
| Managerclubs23: | Sport Recife |
| Manageryears24: | 1994 |
| Managerclubs24: | Remo |
| Manageryears25: | 1994 |
| Managerclubs25: | Ituano |
| Manageryears26: | 1995 |
| Managerclubs26: | Sport Recife |
| Manageryears27: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs27: | Remo |
| Pcupdate: | 18 June 2024 |
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.
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[4]
1978
1984, 1988
1991
Valdemar Carabina died on 21 August 2010, aged 78, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, due to aggravated Alzheimer's disease.[5]