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Brazilian footballer (1940–2020)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Silva Batuta/Machado da Silva
Machado da Silva in the jersey of Racing Club
Personal information
Full name Wálter Machado da Silva
Date of birth (1940-01-02)2 January 1940
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Date of death 29 September 2020(2020-09-29) (aged 80)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1955–1957 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 São Paulo 8 (0)
1958–1959Batatais FC (loan) 17 (6)
1959–1961 Botafogo-SP 62 (24)
1962–1966 Corinthians 84 (62)
1965–1966Flamengo (loan) 31 (20)
1967–1969 Barcelona - (-)
1967Santos (loan) 14 (7)
1968–1969Flamengo (loan) 22 (11)
1969 Racing 28 (18)
1970–1973 Vasco da Gama 37 (9)
1971Botafogo (loan) 13 (2)
1973 Atlético Junior 15 (4)
1973 Rio Negro-AM 11 (3)
1974 Tiquire Flores
International career
1966 Brazil 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wálter Machado da Silva (January 2, 1940 – September 29, 2020), better known as "Silva Batuta" in Brazil, or Machado da Silva in Argentina, was a Brazilian footballer.

He earned 6 caps (3 non-official) for the Brazil national football team and was part of the Brazilian squad at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Silva Batuta died on 29 September 2020 at the age of 80 from COVID-19.

Honours

São Paulo
Flamengo
Santos
Vasco

References

  1. ^ Schwob, Marcelo (2015). Silva, o batuta: O craque e o futebol de seu tempo (in Portuguese). Letras e Versos.
  2. ^ Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
  3. Acervo Santos FC (in Portuguese)
  4. Assaf, Roberto (2008). História Completa do Brasileirão (in Portuguese). Lance. OCLC 905757398.
  5. "Silva 'Batuta', antigo ídolo do futebol brasileiro, faleceu com COVID-19".
  6. Mor Walter Machado da Silva (in Catalan)
Brazil squad1966 FIFA World Cup
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