Santo Cristo (footballer)

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Walter Goulart da Silveira (12 September 1922 – 30 August 2003), better known as Santo Cristo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Full name Walter Goulart da Silveira
Date of birth (1922-09-12)12 September 1922
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 30 August 2003(2003-08-30) (aged 80)
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Santo Cristo
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Full name Walter Goulart da Silveira
Date of birth (1922-09-12)12 September 1922
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 30 August 2003(2003-08-30) (aged 80)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position Right winger
Youth career
Vasco da Gama
Bonsucesso
SC Oposição (Piedade)
Mavilis FC (Caju)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1944 São Cristóvão
1945–1946 Vasco da Gama 71 (34)
1947 Botafogo
1948 São Paulo 21 (10)
1948–1951 Fluminense 88 (32)
1951 Guarani
1952–1953 XV de Piracicaba
1953 Portuguesa 8 (3)
1953–1954 Ferroviária
1955 Atlético Mineiro 8 (2)
1956 Olaria
Managerial career
1959 São Cristóvão
1961 Tupynambás
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2023
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Career

Right winger, he was top scorer for most of the clubs he played for. At Vasco, he formed a great partnership alongside Manoel Pessanha.[1] He was also state champion with São Paulo FC in 1948[2] and Atlético Mineiro in 1955.[3][4]

Personal life

Walter received the nickname "Santo Cristo" for being born in the Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro. In 1943, he abandoned a flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro just minutes before boarding. The plane ended up crashing in Guanabara Bay, killing 18 people, including Cásper Líbero, founder of the journal A Gazeta,[5] and Dom José Gaspar de Afonseca e Silva, archbishop of São Paulo.[6]

Honours

Player

Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
São Paulo
Atlético Mineiro

Manager

Tupynambás

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