Waldo Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldo Machado da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Madureira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Madureira | ? | (22) |
| 1954–1961 | Fluminense | 403 | (314) |
| 1961–1970 | Valencia | 216 | (115) |
| 1970–1971 | Hércules | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 638 | (452) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960 | Brazil | 5 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989 | Alzira | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Waldo Machado da Silva (born 9 September 1934), known simply as Waldo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.
He was best known for his time at Fluminense and Valencia, being top scorer in the former club's history by scoring 314 goals in 401 matches.
Waldo was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. After joining Madureira Esporte Clube's youth setup in the early 1950s, he made his debuts as a senior in 1953.
On 11 April 1954 Waldo signed for Fluminense FC, being the top goalscorer of all tournaments which his team won. In the 1957 edition of the Torneio Rio – São Paulo, he was one of the most important players as Flu was crowned champions without losing one game.
Waldo left Fluminense on 1 July 1961 with a record of 314 goals in only 403 matches, being the club's top goalscorer of all time. He immediately moved to La Liga's Valencia CF, signing as a replacement to compatriot Walter Marciano who had just died at the age of 29 in a car accident after a friendly between the two sides.
Waldo made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 3 September 1961, in a 0–3 away loss against Real Zaragoza. Six days later he scored his first goals for the club, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win over Real Oviedo.
On 19 November, Waldo scored four times in a 6–2 home routing of FC Barcelona, and finished his first season abroad with 14 goals from 30 appearances. On 12 June 1963, he equalised as Valencia came from behind to win 2–1 at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of the Fairs Cup Final (4–1 on aggregate).
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