Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazil national team.

At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo.

At international level, Peres had his first match it was the second semi final match during the 1975 Copa América on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with a score of 0-2. Peres capped in total 30 times for Brazil between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazil national team at the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup.

In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66.

Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.^[1]

São Paulo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977
• Campeonato Paulista: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1988

Santa Cruz

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1990

• Brazilian Golden Ball: 1975
• Brazilian Silver Ball: 1975