Wálter Machado da Silva (January 2, 1940 – September 29, 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.
Silva Batuta died on 29 September 2020 at the age of 80 from COVID-19.[5][6]
Honours
- São Paulo
- Flamengo
- Santos
- Vasco
References
- ^ a b c d Schwob, Marcelo (2015). Silva, o batuta: O craque e o futebol de seu tempo (in Portuguese). Letras e Versos.
- ^ a b [1] Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
- ^ [2] Acervo Santos FC (in Portuguese)
- ^ Assaf, Roberto (2008). História Completa do Brasileirão (in Portuguese). Lance. OCLC 905757398.
- ^ "Silva 'Batuta', antigo ídolo do futebol brasileiro, faleceu com COVID-19".
- ^ Mor Walter Machado da Silva (in Catalan)
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