Veludo Explained

Veludo
Fullname:Caetano da Silva Nascimento
Birth Date:7 August 1930
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1949–1956
Years2:1956
Years3:1957–1958
Years4:1959–1961
Years5:1961–1962
Years6:1963
Clubs6:Renascença
Nationalyears1:1954–1956
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0

Caetano da Silva Nascimento, nicknamed "Veludo" http://www.linguasport.com/futbol/internacional/mundial/Switzerland_54_squads.htm (7 August 1930  - 26 October 1979) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.

Veludo played club football for Fluminense, Canto do Rio, Santos, Atlético Mineiro, Madureira and Renascença, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1951 with Fluminense and the Campeonato Mineiro in 1958 with Atlético Mineiro.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folha Online. Especial - 2006 - Copa. Portuguese. 2005-12-09.