Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior
Baltazar in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 1979–1982 | Grêmio | 78 | (46) |
| 1982 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1983 | Flamengo | 26 | (13) |
| 1984 | Palmeiras | 11 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Botafogo | 18 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | Celta | 92 | (47) |
| 1988–1990 | Atlético Madrid | 77 | (53) |
| 1990–1991 | Porto | 19 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Rennes | 34 | (6) |
| 1993–1995 | Goiás | 18 | (11) |
| 1995–1996 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 30 | (28) |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1989 | Brazil | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (born 17 July 1959), known simply as Baltazar, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker.
During an 18-year professional career he played, other than in his country, in Spain, Portugal, France and Japan, winning several individual scoring honours. He appeared with the Brazilian national team that won the 1989 Copa América.
Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Baltazar started playing with hometown club Atlético Clube Goianiense. In 1979, he signed for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, going on to score in double digits during his entire four-season spell a recording a best of 14 in 1980 while being an instrumental attacking unit in the team's back-to-back Rio Grande do Sul State League conquests; in the 1981's Série A final against São Paulo FC, after missing a penalty kick in the first leg (2–1 home win), he scored the only goal in the second game for a first-ever national championship conquest.
In the following four years, Baltazar played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (two spells), Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, netting 13 times for the second side in another Brazilian championship conquest. Aged 26 he had his first abroad experience, being relegated from the Spanish La Liga with Celta de Vigo.
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