Delei

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Delei

File:Delei em outubro de 2015.jpg Delei in october 2015
Personal information
Full name	Wanderley Alves de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1959-08-28) August 28, 1959
Place of birth	Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	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.