Valdeir "Badú" Vieira (born 11 July 1944 in Marília, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football manager. Career Playing career Like many Brazilian players in the 1960s, Badu was discovered in the ever-expanding futsal scene. It is from the indoors that Vieira gets his nickname "Badu", which describes a specific way of scoring a goal. He signed his first contract as a professional with the 2nd division Dracena F.C. at age 17. Two years later he played as attacker in the 1st division with CE Aymoré – São Leopoldo, where Luiz Felipe Scolari was just starting his career as a defender in the youth team. Badu was later the first Brazilian to play respectively for the clubs: Central Español (Uruguay), Hibernians F.C. (Malta) and Croissant Club Sigois (Algeria). Plagued by injuries and more interested in studying the sciences of sports, he finished his career playing non-league football in Germany. Coaching career Badu has managed several clubs and national football teams. He managed Costa Rica during 1996 and Oman from 1998 to 1999. He managed Iran during their successful qualification for the 1998 World Cup. On 28 December 2013, Vieira signed with Japan's J2 League side Kyoto Sanga FC, which he managed until 18 June 2014. Managerial statistics Honours 1987 Venezuela Coach of the Year 1988 Copa de Venezuela 1992 Best Newcomer in the Campeonato Catarinense 1995 Best foreign coach in Costa Rica 1995–96 Primera División de Costa Rica Winner 1996 Copa Interclubes UNCAF 1996–97 Primera División de Costa Rica Winner 2001–02 Kuwaiti Premier League Winner 2001–02 Al Kurafi Cup Winner 2003 Gulf Club Champions Cup Winner 2008 JFL Regional League Champions 2008 Japan National Amateur Champions 2009 Hokushin'etsu Regional Div.1 Runners Up 2010–11 Bahrain 2nd Division Champions References External links 1944 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian football managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Venezuela Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Iran Expatriate football managers in Oman Expatriate football managers in Japan J2 League managers Caracas FC managers Deportivo Italia managers Brusque Futebol Clube managers L.D. Alajuelense managers Costa Rica national football team managers Iran national football team managers Oman national football team managers Al-Ta'ee managers Raja CA managers Deportivo Saprissa managers Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) managers AC Nagano Parceiro managers Al-Ramtha SC managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Kuwait Premier League