On 11 April 1954, Waldo signed forFluminense FC,[1] and was the top scorer of all tournaments which his team won. In the 1957 edition of theTorneio Rio – São Paulo, he was one of the most important players asFlu were crowned champions without losing a game.[3]
Waldo left Fluminense on 1 July 1961 with a record of 319 goals in only 403 matches, the club's all-time scorer.[1][2] He immediately moved toLa Liga'sValencia CF, signing as a replacement for his compatriotWalter Marciano who had just died at the age of 29 in acar accident[4][5] after afriendly between the two sides.[6]
Waldo made his debut in theSpanish top division on 3 September 1961, in a 3–0 away loss againstReal Zaragoza.[7] He scored his first two goals for the club six days later, in a 3–0 home win overReal Oviedo.[8]
On 19 November 1961, Waldo scored four times in a 6–2 home rout ofFC Barcelona,[9] and finished hisfirst season abroad with 14 goals from 30 appearances. On 12 June 1963, he equalised as Valencia came from behind to win 2–1 atGNK Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of theFairs Cup final (4–1 on aggregate).[10]
Waldo netted a career-best 24 league goals in the1966–67 campaign,[11] and started in the 2–1Spanish Cup final victory againstAthletic Bilbao on 2 July 1967.[12] He represented theChe until 1970, scoring 157 goals in 294 competitive matches.[13]
Waldo's younger brother,Wanderley, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent most of his career withLevante UD andCD Málaga, and the pair were teammates at Hércules.[15]
On 25 February 2019, after five years battling withAlzheimer's disease, Waldo died inBurjassot at the age of 84.[16] Wanderley also died of the same disease a year later.[17]
^"Brasil 4 x 0 Chile" [Brazil 4 x 0 Chile] (in Portuguese). Todos os Jogos da Seleção. Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved15 April 2015.
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