Wanderley Machado

Wanderley
Personal information
Full name Wanderley Machado da Silva
Date of birth (1938-06-03) 3 June 1938
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1961 Vasco
1961–1962 Elche 0 (0)
1962–1967 Levante 94 (47)
1967–1970 Málaga 56 (22)
1970–1972 Hércules 9 (0)
Total 169 (69)
National team
1960 Brazil Olympic 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Wanderley Machado da Silva (born 3 June 1938), known simply as Wanderley, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Wanderley began his career at CR Vasco da Gama. Profitting 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 being promoted to La Liga.

Wanderley made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 15 September 1963, in a 4–4 away draw against RCD Español.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition on the 28th, but in a 3–5 loss at Valencia.[3]

Wanderley was an ever-present figure for the Granotes in the following campaigns, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win against Atlético Ceuta on 15 January 1967.[4] He left the club in that year's summer, and subsequently represented CD Málaga and Hércules CF, retiring with the latter in 1972.

International career

Wanderley appeared with the Brazilian under-23s at the 1960 Summer Olympics, appearing in all of his country's matches and scoring in a 4–3 win against Great Britain.[5] The nation was eliminated in the group stage, by hosts Italy.

Personal life

Wanderley'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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wanderley 'El Mochila'" [Wanderley 'The Backpack'] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Español 4–4 Levante" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 September 1963. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Valencia 5–3 Levante" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 September 1963. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Levante 4–2 Ceuta" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 January 1967. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wanderley". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Triunfo con los hermanos Waldo y Wanderley" [Win with brothers Waldo and Wanderley] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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