Baltazar (footballer, born 1926)
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Oswaldo da Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 January 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 March 1997 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1943 | União Monte Alegre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–1945 | Jabaquara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1957 | Corinthians | 401 | (267) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957–1959 | Jabaquara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | União Paulista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1956 | Brazil | 31 | (17[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oswaldo da Silva (14 January 1926 – 25 March 1997), commonly known as Baltazar, was a Brazilian footballer. Nicknamed Cabecinha de Ouro (Golden Head) by fans for his heading ability, he played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Baltazar played for União Monte Alegre, Jabaquara, Corinthians, Juventus and União Paulista.
International career
[edit]Baltazar also represented the Brazil national team, including at the 1950 World Cup and 1954 World Cup. He played four matches, scoring three goals, two against Mexico and one against Switzerland. He is the only player to score in two different opening world cup matches, netting one goal in 1950 and the other in 1954.
He died in São Paulo aged 71.
Honours
[edit]Corinthans
- Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1950, 1953, 1954
- Campeonato Paulista: 1951, 1952, 1954
Brazil
- Panamerican Championship: 1952
- Copa América Runner-up: 1953
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
References
[edit]- ^ Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese)
External links
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 1997 deaths
- Footballers from Santos, São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazil men's international footballers
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- São Paulo state football team players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football forward stubs