Waldo (footballer)

Waldo
Waldo in 1960
Personal information
Full name Waldo Machado da Silva
Date of birth (1934-09-09)9 September 1934
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Date of death 25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 84)
Place of death Burjassot, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Madureira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Madureira ? (22)
1954–1961 Fluminense 403 (319)
1961–1970 Valencia 216 (115)
1970–1971 Hércules 19 (1)
Total 638 (457)
International career
1960 Brazil 5 (2)
Managerial career
1989 Alzira (interim)
1990 Alzira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Waldo Machado da Silva (9 September 1934 – 25 February 2019), known simply as Waldo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

He was best known for his time at Fluminense, where he was the top scorer in the club's history with 319 goals in 403 matches, and Valencia.