Caetano Silva

Veludo
Personal information
Full name Caetano da Silva Nascimento
Date of birth 7 August 1930(1930-08-07)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 26 October 1979(1979-10-26) (aged 49)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1956 Fluminense
1956 Canto do Rio
1957–1958 Santos
1959–1961 Atlético Mineiro
1961–1962 Madureira
1963 Renascença
National team
1954–1956 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Caetano da Silva Nascimento, nicknamed "Veludo" [1] (7 August 1930 – 26 October 1979) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.[1]

Veludo played club football for Fluminense, Canto do Rio, Santos, Atlético Mineiro, Madureira and Renascença, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1951 with Fluminense and the Campeonato Mineiro in 1958 with Atlético Mineiro.[2]

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