Walther Braithwaite

Early career

Braithwaite was born and raised in the Nickerie District, Suriname where he joined local football club VV Robinhood (not to be confused with the club S.V. Robinhood from Paramaribo of the same name).

Transvaal

At age 17 he moved to Paramaribo and joined Transvaal. Becoming a key player on the first team, he would go on to play for the team for six seasons, while winning the national championship in 1951, before opting to play for Voorwaarts instead.

Voorwaarts

In 1956 Braithwaite joined Voorwaarts where he was moved from his usual midfield position to playing left-back. In 1957 he helped the club to its fourth national championship and his personal second in the league.

RKSV Rood-Wit

In 1966 Braithwaite joined RKSV Rood-Wit playing in the Topklasse, the top flight of cricket in the Netherlands.

In 1976 Braithwaite took over the managerial position on the Suriname national team, with Ro Kolf as his assistant he would help the team to an eighth-place finish in the finals of the nations 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. In 1985, he took over as manager of the national team once more, failing to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup after being eliminated in the qualifying rounds by Honduras.

Transvaal

Hoofdklasse: 1951 Voorwaarts

Hoofdklasse: 1957