SOCCER PLAYER
Valdir Espinosa
1947 - 2020

Valdir Espinosa
Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, known as Valdir Espinosa (17 October 1947 – 27 February 2020) was a Brazilian football manager. He died on 27 February 2020, of complications after surgery. Espinosa was born in Porto Alegre. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Valdir Espinosa is the 3,982nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,974th in 2024), the 699th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 712th in 2019) and the 364th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Valdir Espinosa ranks 3,982 out of 21,273. Before him are Eric Bailly, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Renato Zaccarelli, Demetrio Neyra, Shmuel Rosenthal, and Alberto Cardaccio. After him are John Danielsen, Mike Maignan, Ashley Young, Gyula Rákosi, Omar Caetano, and Matthijs de Ligt.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEric Bailly
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 3,981
Juan Francisco Lombardo
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 3,982
Renato Zaccarelli
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,983
Demetrio Neyra
1908 - 1957
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,984
Shmuel Rosenthal
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,985
Alberto Cardaccio
1949 - 2015
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,986
Valdir Espinosa
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,987
John Danielsen
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,988
Mike Maignan
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,989
Ashley Young
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,990
Gyula Rákosi
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,991
Omar Caetano
1938 - 2008
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 3,992
Matthijs de Ligt
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 3,993
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Valdir Espinosa ranks 637. Before him are Sonia Robertson, Yordanka Blagoeva, Françoise Demulder, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Sara Paretsky, and Shmuel Rosenthal. After him are Christine Stückelberger, David Rigert, Volodymyr Troshkin, Giuseppe Savoldi, Gérard Collomb, and Stuart Hameroff. Among people deceased in 2020, Valdir Espinosa ranks 563. Before him are Aleksandar Ivoš, Carlos Campos, Dejan Dabović, Péter Marót, Maurice Moucheraud, and Norbert Blüm. After him are Nathan Zach, Marcelino dos Santos, David Dinkins, Károly Wieland, Alex Trebek, and Volodymyr Troshkin.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsSonia Robertson
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 631
Yordanka Blagoeva
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 632
Françoise Demulder
PHOTOGRAPHER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 633
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 1984
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 634
Sara Paretsky
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 635
Shmuel Rosenthal
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 636
Valdir Espinosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 637
Christine Stückelberger
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 638
David Rigert
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 639
Volodymyr Troshkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 640
Giuseppe Savoldi
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 641
Gérard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 642
Stuart Hameroff
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 643
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsAleksandar Ivoš
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 557
Carlos Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 558
Dejan Dabović
ATHLETE
1944 - 2020
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 559
Péter Marót
ATHLETE
1945 - 2020
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 560
Maurice Moucheraud
CYCLIST
1933 - 2020
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 561
Norbert Blüm
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 562
Valdir Espinosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 563
Nathan Zach
WRITER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 564
Marcelino dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 565
David Dinkins
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2020
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 566
Károly Wieland
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 567
Alex Trebek
PRESENTER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 568
Volodymyr Troshkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 569
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Valdir Espinosa ranks 699 out of 2,236. Before him are Mário Brandão da Silveira (1987), Ingo Hoffmann (1953), Gil (1950), Bruno Barreto (1955), Algisto Lorenzato (1910), and Eliane Elias (1960). After him are Douglas Luiz (1998), Cleber Alexandre Gomes (1976), Augusto Pestana (1868), Ricardo Zonta (1976), Preta Gil (1974), and Marco Maciel (1940).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsMário Brandão da Silveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 693
Ingo Hoffmann
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 694
Gil
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 695
Bruno Barreto
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 696
Algisto Lorenzato
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1960
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 697
Eliane Elias
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 698
Valdir Espinosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 699
Douglas Luiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 700
Cleber Alexandre Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 701
Augusto Pestana
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1934
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 702
Ricardo Zonta
RACING DRIVER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 703
Preta Gil
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2025
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 704
Marco Maciel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 705
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Valdir Espinosa ranks 364. Before him are Hernanes (1985), Luiz Carlos Ferreira (1958), Ivan Mariz (1910), Mário Brandão da Silveira (1987), Gil (1950), and Algisto Lorenzato (1910). After him are Douglas Luiz (1998), Cleber Alexandre Gomes (1976), Richarlison (1997), Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (1995), José Reinaldo de Lima (1957), and André Cruz (1968).
Hernanes
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 358
Luiz Carlos Ferreira
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 359
Ivan Mariz
1910 - 1982
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 360
Mário Brandão da Silveira
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 361
Gil
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 362
Algisto Lorenzato
1910 - 1960
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 363
Valdir Espinosa
1947 - 2020
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 364
Douglas Luiz
1998 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 365
Cleber Alexandre Gomes
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 366
Richarlison
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 367
Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 368
José Reinaldo de Lima
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 369
André Cruz
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 370





















































