Silva Batuta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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.

Silva Batuta/Machado da Silva

Machado da Silva in the jersey of Racing Club
Personal information
Full name	Wálter Machado da Silva
Date of birth	(1940-01-02)2 January 1940
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Date of death	29 September 2020(2020-09-29) (aged 80)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position	Striker
Youth career
1955–1957	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	São Paulo	8	(0)
1958–1959	→ Batatais FC[1] (loan)	17	(6)
1959–1961	Botafogo-SP[1]	62	(24)
1962–1966	Corinthians[1]	84	(62)
1965–1966	→ Flamengo[2] (loan)	31	(20)
1967–1969	Barcelona	-	(-)
1967	→ Santos[3] (loan)	14	(7)
1968–1969	→ Flamengo[2] (loan)	22	(11)
1969	Racing	28	(18)
1970–1973[4]	Vasco da Gama	37	(9)
1971	→ Botafogo (loan)	13	(2)
1973	Atlético Junior	15	(4)
1973	Rio Negro-AM[1]	11	(3)
1974	Tiquire Flores
International career
1966	Brazil	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Campeonato Paulista: 1957

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1965

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1967

Vasco

• Campeonato Carioca: 1970