| Santo Cristo | |
| Fullname: | Walter Goulart da Silveira |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Youthclubs2: | Bonsucesso |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Oposição (Piedade) |
| Youthclubs4: | Mavilis FC (Caju) |
| Years1: | 1942–1944 |
| Years2: | 1945–1946 |
| Caps2: | 71 |
| Goals2: | 34 |
| Years3: | 1947 |
| Years4: | 1948 |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 1948–1951 |
| Caps5: | 88 |
| Goals5: | 32 |
| Years6: | 1951 |
| Years7: | 1952–1953 |
| Years8: | 1953 |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1953–1954 |
| Years10: | 1955 |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 1956 |
| Manageryears1: | 1959 |
| Manageryears2: | 1961 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 December 2023 |
Walter Goulart da Silveira (12 September 1922 – 30 August 2003), better known as Santo Cristo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Right winger, he was top scorer for most of the clubs he played for. At Vasco, he formed a great partnership alongside Manoel Pessanha.[1] He was also state champion with São Paulo FC in 1948[2] and Atlético Mineiro in 1955.[3] [4]
Walter received the nickname "Santo Cristo" for being born in the Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro. In 1943, he abandoned a flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro just minutes before boarding. The plane ended up crashing in Guanabara Bay, killing 18 people, including Cásper Líbero, founder of the journal A Gazeta,[5] and Dom José Gaspar de Afonseca e Silva, archbishop of São Paulo.[6]
1945, 1946
1947
1955