Geraldão (footballer, born 1949)

Geraldão
Personal information
Full name Geraldo da Silva
Date of birth (1949-07-25)25 July 1949
Place of birth Alvares Machado, São Paulo Brazil
Date of death 6 August 2026(2026-08-06) (aged 77)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 Prudentina
1969 São Bento
1970–1975 Botafogo-SP
1975–1980 Corinthians 280 (91)
1978 → Juventus-SP (loan)
1981 Juventus-SP
1981 Grêmio
1982–1984 Internacional
1984 Colorado-PR
1985 Mixto
1985 Francana
1986–1987 Corinthians-PP
1987 Itararé
1988 Valinhos
1989 Garça
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geraldo da Silva (25 July 1949 – 6 August 2026), better known as Geraldão, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A center forward, Geraldão gained notability by being top scorer in the 1974 Campeonato Paulista playing for Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, a team for which he scored 88 goals.[1] He was hired by Corinthians where he was part of the state champion squad in 1977,[2] in addition to playing in Rio Grande do Sul football for Grêmio in 1981,[3] and later for Internacional, where he was champion and top scorer.[4][5]

Death

Geraldão died in the West Zone of São Paulo on 6 August 2026, at the age of 77.[6]

Honours

Corinthians

Internacional

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Hall da Fama - Geraldão". Botafogo FC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Geraldão, Ídolo do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). 12 March 1981. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Geraldo da Silva". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rio Grande do Sul -- List of State Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Que fim levou? Geraldão (Ex-centroavante do Botafogo-SP, Corinthians e Internacional)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Milton Neves (6 August 2026). "Morre Geraldão, artilheiro do Corinthians no título paulista de 1977". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese).
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