| Valtencir | |
| Fullname: | Valtencir Pereira Senra |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Juiz de Fora, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Maringá, Brazil |
| Position: | Defender |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Years1: | 1967–1976 |
| Caps1: | 453 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 1976–1978 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1968 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 19 February 2024 |
Valtencir Pereira Senra (11 November 1946 – 17 September 1978), simply known as Valtencir (sometimes spelled as Waltencir), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.
Capable of playing both as a defender and as a left-back, Valtencir played most of his career at Botafogo, where he made 453 appearances[1] and reached the Brazil national team, playing in a friendly against Argentina on 7 August 1968 and scoring a goal.[2] He was champion of the Taça Brasil and two-time state champion. Some sources claim that he spent time in Venezuelan football in 1976, and in the same year he played for Colorado-PR, the team he played for until 1978.[3] [4]
Valtencir died on 17 September 1978, aged 31, at the Estádio Willie Davids, during the Colorado EC vs. Grêmio Maringá match, after suffering a complete cervical rupture following a knee from player Nivaldo. The knee was accidental and Nivaldo despaired over the move, having to be admitted to a sanatorium.[5]
1967, 1968