# Waldemar de Brito

> Waldemar de Brito (1913–1979), the former Brazil forward who coached Pelé in Bauru and took him to Santos in 1956.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/waldemar-de-brito
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_de_Brito

- Role: Youth coach and discoverer
- Born: 17 May 1913
- Died: 21 February 1979
- Nationality: Brazilian

Waldemar de Brito was a forward who played for clubs in Brazil and Argentina and for Brazil, and was among the best dribblers in the country in the 1930s. As coach of the Bauru Atlético Clube juniors he saw Pelé's talent. In 1956 he took the 15-year-old to Santos for a trial and, by Wikipedia's account, told the club's directors that the boy would be the best player in the world.

## Related

- Where they were born: [São Paulo](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/sao-paulo)
- The teams they played for or coached: [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/brazil), [Bauru Atlético Clube](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/bauru-ac)
- The chapters it appears in: [Childhood in Três Corações and Bauru](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/childhood-in-tres-coracoes-and-bauru), [Santos: discovery and debut (1956–1957)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/santos-discovery-and-debut)