Wilton Cezar Xavier

Wilton
Personal information
Full nameWilton Cezar Xavier
Date of birthOctober 13, 1947
Place of birthBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of deathDecember 13, 2009
Place of deathVolta Redonda, Brazil
Playing positionMidfileder
Youth career
1965-1967Fluminense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967-1975Fluminense193(18)
1972-?São Paulo20(?)
?Santa Cruz41(4)
?Coritiba61(8)
?Vitória?(?)
?Toronto Blizzard (Canadá)?(?)
?Náutico?(?)
?Leônico-BA?(?)
?Galícia-BA?(?)
Teams managed
1988-1993Volta Redonda (youthteams)
1994-1996Volta Redonda
1999-2000Volta Redonda
2002-2003Volta Redonda
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Wilton Cezar Xavier was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety in Brazil after scoring, with his hand and in offside position, a decisive goal for Fluminense in a Fla-Flu match on October 13, 1968. Throughout his career, Wilton also played for São Paulo, Santa Cruz, Coritiba and Vitória. Wilton played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.[1] He died on December 13, 2009 in the city of Volta Redonda, aged 62.[2]

References

  1. "Wilton" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  2. "Morre Wilton, autor de um dos gols mais polêmicos do Fla-Flu" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-14.