 Machado da Silva in the jersey of Racing Club | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wálter Machado da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 2020 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1957 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | São Paulo | 8 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | → Batatais FC (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 1959–1961 | Botafogo-SP | 62 | (24) |
| 1962–1966 | Corinthians | 84 | (62) |
| 1965–1966 | → Flamengo (loan) | 31 | (20) |
| 1967–1969 | Barcelona | - | (-) |
| 1967 | → Santos (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 1968–1969 | → Flamengo (loan) | 22 | (11) |
| 1969 | Racing | 28 | (18) |
| 1970–1973 | Vasco da Gama | 37 | (9) |
| 1971 | → Botafogo (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 (2 January 1940 – 29 September 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.[citation needed]
Silva Batuta died on 29 September 2020 at the age of 80 from COVID-19.
