Valdiram | |
Fullname: | Valdiram Caetano de Morais |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1982 |
Birth Place: | Canhotinho, Brazil |
Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Position: | Striker |
Clubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
Years2: | 2009 |
Clubs2: | Noroeste |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2010 |
Clubs3: | Avenida |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2010 |
Clubs4: | Tupi |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2011 |
Clubs5: | Central |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2011 |
Clubs6: | Ferroviário |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2011 |
Clubs7: | Duque de Caxias |
Caps7: | 7 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2017 |
Clubs8: | Atlântico |
Caps8: | 1 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 18+ |
Totalgoals: | 3+ |
Valdiram Caetano de Morais (30 October 1982 – 20 April 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Valdiram was born in Canhotinho, Brazil.
Valdiram played for Vasco da Gama, where he was top scorer in the 2006 Copa do Brasil.[1] He left the club in 2007, and played for 18 different clubs until 2011,[1] including Noroeste, Avenida, Tupi, Central, Ferroviário and Duque de Caxias.
Valdiram's off-the-field problems halted his career in 2011, but he returned in 2017 with Atlântico.[1]
Valdiram struggled with substance abuse. He spent time in drug rehabilitation but lived on the streets before being found beaten to death in São Paulo in April 2019.[1] [2]