Baltazar (footballer)
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, he played as a striker.
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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 71) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1954 | Brazil | 31 | (17[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Baltazar played for União Monte Alegre, Jabaquara, Corinthians, Juventus and União Paulista.
International career
He also represented Brazilian team who participated in the 1950 World Cup and 1954 World Cup, he played 4 matches, scoring 3 goals all of them against Mexico. He is the only player to score in two different opening world cup matches being one goal in 1950 and the other in 1954.
He died in São Paulo aged 71.
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References
- Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese)
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