Waldo Machado

Waldo was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. After joining Madureira Esporte Clube's youth setup in the early 1950s, he made his debut as a senior in 1953. On 11 April 1954, Waldo signed for Fluminense FC, and was the top scorer of all tournaments which his team won. In the 1957 edition of the Torneio Rio – São Paulo, he was one of the most important players as Flu were crowned champions without losing a game. Waldo left Fluminense on 1 July 1961 with a record of 319 goals in only 403 matches, the club's all-time scorer. He immediately moved to La Liga's Valencia CF, signing as a replacement for his compatriot Walter Marciano who had just died at the age of 29 in a car accident after a friendly between the two sides. Waldo made his debut in the Spanish top division on 3 September 1961, in a 3–0 away loss against Real Zaragoza. He scored his first two goals for the club six days later, in a 3–0 home win over Real Oviedo. On 19 November 1961, Waldo scored four times in a 6–2 home rout of FC Barcelona, and finished his first season abroad with 14 goals from 30 appearances. On 12 June 1963, he equalised as Valencia came from behind to win 2–1 at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of the Fairs Cup final (4–1 on aggregate). Waldo netted a career-best 24 league goals in the 1966–67 campaign, and started in the 2–1 Spanish Cup final victory against Athletic Bilbao on 2 July 1967. He represented the Che until 1970, scoring 157 goals in 294 competitive matches. In summer 1970, Waldo…

Waldo earned five caps for Brazil and scored two goals, being a part of the squad that won the 1960 Taça do Atlântico.

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waldo goal.

Waldo's younger brother, Wanderley, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent most of his career with Levante UD and CD Málaga, and the pair were teammates at Hércules. On 25 February 2019, after five years battling with Alzheimer's disease, Waldo died in Burjassot at the age of 84. Wanderley also died of the same disease a year later.