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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1926–1997)}}
{{similar names|Balthazar (disambiguation)#Footballers}}
{{family name hatnote|da Silva|Silva}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baltazar
| image = Baltazar, jogador de futebol, sem data.tif
| caption = Baltazar in 1955
| full_name = Oswaldo da Silva
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|1|14}}
| birth_place = [[Santos (São Paulo)|Santos]], Brazil
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|3|25|1926|1|14}}
| death_place = [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1943
| clubs1 = União Monte Alegre
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1944–1945
| clubs2 = [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Jabaquara]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1945–1957
| clubs3 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| caps3 = 401
| goals3 = 267
| years4 = 1957
| clubs4 = [[Clube Atlético Juventus|Juventus]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 1957–1959
| clubs5 = [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Jabaquara]]
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| years6 = 1959
| clubs6 = União Paulista
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| nationalyears1 = 1950–1956
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 17<ref>[http://www.cbf.com.br Confederação Brasileira de Futebol] {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA|1889}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 Brazil]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América|South American Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1953 South American Championship|1953 Peru]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Panamerican Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1952 Panamerican Championship|1952 Chile]]|}}
}}
'''Oswaldo da Silva''' (14 January 1926 – 25 March 1997), commonly known as '''Baltazar''', was a Brazilian [[Association football|footballer]]. Nicknamed ''Cabecinha de Ouro'' (''Golden Head'') by fans for his heading ability, he played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].
==Club career==
Baltazar played for União Monte Alegre, [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Jabaquara]], [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], [[Clube Atlético Juventus|Juventus]] and União Paulista.
==International career==
Baltazar also represented the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], including at the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]] and [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]]. He played four matches, scoring three goals, two against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and one against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]. He is the only player to score in two different opening world cup matches, netting one goal in 1950 and the other in 1954.
He died in [[São Paulo]] aged 71.
==Honours==
'''Corinthans'''
*[[Torneio Rio–São Paulo]]: 1950, 1953, 1954
*[[Campeonato Paulista]]: 1951, 1952, 1954
'''Brazil'''
*[[Panamerican Championship]]: [[1952 Panamerican Championship|1952]]
*[[Copa América]] Runner-up: 1953
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FIFA player|63850|Baltazar}}
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{{Brazil squad 1950 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Brazil squad 1953 South American Championship}}
{{Brazil squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Brazil squad 1956 South American Championship}}
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{{Torneio Rio – São Paulo top scorers}}
{{Campeonato Paulista top scorers}}
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[[Category:1926 births]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from Santos, São Paulo]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Brazil men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:São Paulo state football team players]]
[[Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players]]
[[Category:Clube Atlético Juventus players]]
[[Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen]]
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