Waldo (footballer)
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Waldo Machado da Silva (9 September 1934 – 25 February 2019), known simply as Waldo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Waldo Machado da Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1934-09-09)9 September 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Burjassot, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Madureira | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1954 | Madureira | ? | (22) |
1954–1961 | Fluminense | 403 | (319) |
1961–1970 | Valencia | 216 | (115) |
1970–1971 | Hércules | 19 | (1) |
Total | 638 | (457) | |
International career | |||
1960 | Brazil | 5 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1989 | Alzira (interim) | ||
1990 | Alzira | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was best known for his time at Fluminense and Valencia, where he was the top scorer in the club's history with 319 goals in 403 matches. [2]