Wanderley Machado da Silva (3 June 1938 – 5 March 2020), known simply as Wanderley, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wanderley Machado da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 2020 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Massanassa, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1961 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1961–1962 | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1967 | Levante | 104 | (47) |
| 1967–1970 | Málaga | 56 | (21) |
| 1970–1972 | Hércules | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 169 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Brazil Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He all but spent his professional career in Spain, with Levante, Málaga and Hércules.
Wanderley was part of Brazil's 1960 Summer Olympics team.
Club career
editBorn in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Wanderley began his career at CR Vasco da Gama. Profiting from his brother's signature with Valencia CF he also moved to Europe, but after being shown the door by the latter club, joined neighbouring Elche CF.
In 1962, Wanderley signed for Levante UD also in the Valencian Community, being only registered on 1 January 1963.[1] He enjoyed a prolific first season, scoring 12 goals in only 16 matches and helping to their first-ever promotion to La Liga.[2][3]
Wanderley made his debut in the Spanish top division on 15 September 1963, in a 4–4 away draw against RCD Español.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on the 28th, but in a 5–3 loss at Valencia.[5]
Wanderley was an ever-present figure for the Granotes in the following campaigns, scoring a hat-trick in the 4–2 home victory over Atlético Ceuta on 15 January 1967.[6] He left in that summer, and subsequently represented CD Málaga and Hércules CF, retiring in 1972 aged 34.[3]
International career
editWanderley appeared with the Brazil under-23 team at the 1960 Summer Olympics, appearing in all the matches and scoring in a 4–3 win against Great Britain. The nation was eliminated in the group stage by hosts Italy.[7][8]
Personal life and death
editWanderley's older brother, Waldo, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent most of his career with Fluminense FC and Valencia, and the pair were teammates at Hércules.[9]
Wanderley settled in the Valencian municipality of Massanassa after retiring. On 5 March 2020, he died due to Alzheimer's disease at the age of 81.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Wanderley 'El Mochila'" [Wanderley 'The Backpack']. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Todos los ascensos del Levante a Primera División" [All Levante promotions to Primera División] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Sancho de Rosa, Luis (6 March 2020). "Fallece Wanderley, el goleador que llevó al Levante a Primera" [Death of Wanderley, the scorer who took Levante to Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Español 4–4 Levante". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 September 1963. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Valencia 5–3 Levante". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 September 1963. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Levante 4–2 Ceuta". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 January 1967. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Reyes, Macario. "XVII. Olympiad Rome 1960 Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Wanderley". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Triunfo con los hermanos Waldo y Wanderley" [Win with brothers Waldo and Wanderley]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Fallece Wanderley, el goleador que llevó al Levante a 1era" [Death of Wanderley, the scorer who took Levante to the 1st] (in Spanish). Prensa Libre Online. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.