Caetano Silva

Veludo
Personal information
Full nameCaetano da Silva Nascimento
Date of birth7 August 1930
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death26 October 1979 (aged 49)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1949–1956Fluminense
1956Canto do Rio
1957–1958Santos
1959–1961Atlético Mineiro
1961–1962Madureira
1963Renascença
National team
1954–1956Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Caetano da Silva Nascimento, nicknamed "Veludo" (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]

References

  1. Caetano SilvaFIFA competition record
  2. "Especial - 2006 - Copa" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09.