Santo Cristo (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Goulart da Silveira | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2003 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | 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, correct as of 28 December 2023 | |||
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.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Player[edit]
- Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca: 1945
- Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal: 1945, 1946
- São Paulo
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1955
Manager[edit]
- Tupynambás
- Campeonato Municipal de Juiz de Fora: 1961
References[edit]
- ^ "Há 101 anos nascia Walter Goulart da Silveira, o Santo Cristo, ponteiro no início do Expresso da Vitória". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Walter Goulart da Silveira, "Santo Cristo": o craque esquecido!". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
- ^ "O Cásper Líbero". Fundação Cásper Líbero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Mário Rodrigues (2003). O negro no futebol brasileiro [O maior clássico sobre o futebol brasileiro] (4ª ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Mauad Editora Ltda. p. 360. ISBN 85-7478-096-0.
External links[edit]
- Santo Cristo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1922 births
- 2003 deaths
- Men's association football wingers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players
- São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- São Paulo FC players
- Fluminense FC players
- Guarani FC players
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Olaria Atlético Clube players
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian football managers
- São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas managers