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(Redirected from Vanderlei Alves de Oliveira) Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1959) In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
Delei
Delei in october 2015
Personal information
Full name Wanderley Alves de Oliveira
Date of birth (1959-08-28) August 28, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 Fluminense 88 (8)
1987 Palmeiras 1 (0)
1988 Botafogo 6 (0)
1989 Belenenses ? (?)
1990 Atlético-PR 2 (0)
International career
1979 Brazil Olympic team 7 (2)
1984 Brazil 1 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Fluminense
1998 Fluminense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wanderley Alves de Oliveira, also known by the nickname Delei (born August 28, 1959), is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs. He also played for the Brazil national team and worked as a head coach.

Playing career

Born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro state, Delei started his professional career in 1979, playing for Fluminense. During his spell at the club, he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1980, 1983, 1984 and in 1985, and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1984, having played 88 Série A games, scoring eight goals. He joined Palmeiras in 1987, playing one Série A game for the club, but playing 23 games overall, without scoring a goal. After leaving Palmeiras, Delei moved to Botafogo in 1988, playing six Série A games during that year. He played in Portugal in 1989, defending Belenenses, returning to Brazil in the subsequent year, when he joined Atlético Paranaense, playing two Série games before retiring.

National team

He played seven games for the Brazilian Olympic team in 1979, scoring two goals. Delei played once for the Brazilian main team, on June 21, 1984, against Uruguay, won by his country 1–0.

Coaching career

Delei was Fluminense's head coach twice. The first spell was in 1994, while the second one was in 1998.

References

  1. ^ "Delei" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Delei" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Delei - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "Delei ou Deley (ex-meia do Fluminense e Palmeiras)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  5. ^ Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. p. 245. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
  6. "Delei, ex-herói, tenta conduzir Fluminense de volta à elite" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. July 7, 1998. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
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