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Vasconcelos
Personal information
Full name	Wálter Vasconcelos Fernandes
Date of birth	25 March 1930
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death	22 January 1983 (aged 52)
Place of death	Brusque, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1953	Vasco da Gama
1953–1958	Santos
1958	São Paulo
1959–1960	Jabaquara
1960–1961	Náutico
1961	Apucarana
International career
1955	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Wálter Vasconcelos Fernandes (25 March 1930 – 22 January 1983), simply known as Vasconcelos, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Vasoncelos began his professional career at Vasco da Gama, being part of the champion team at the end of the 40s. He arrived at Santos in 1953 and stood out there with 111 goals in 175 appearances, being the team's greatest striker until his arrival of Pelé.^[1] His career changed, however, on 9 December 1956, after breaking his leg in an accidental throw. He was unable to repeat his great level of performance. He also played for São Paulo, Jabaquara, Náutico and Apucarana.^[2] He became an alcoholic and died as a result of his addiction at the age of 52.^[3]^[4]

Honours

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Carioca: 1947, 1949, 1950
South American Championship of Champions: 1948

Santos

Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956

Individual

1953 Torneio Rio-São Paulo top scorer: 8 goals

References

^ "Vasconcelos, o craque boêmio que colocou Pelé na linha". Santos FC (in Portuguese). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Quem foi Vasconcelos, ex-jogador do Santos?". Placar (in Portuguese). 26 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Que fim levou? Walter Vasconcelos". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 December 2023.