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Wilton (footballer)

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Wilton
Personal information
Full name Wilton Cezar Xavier
Date of birth (1947-10-13)October 13, 1947
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death December 13, 2009(2009-12-13) (aged 62)
Place of death Volta Redonda, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1967 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1975 Fluminense 193 (18)
1972–? São Paulo 20 (?)
? Santa Cruz 41 (4)
? Coritiba 61 (8)
? Vitória ? (?)
? Toronto Blizzard (Canadá) ? (?)
? Náutico ? (?)
? Leônico-BA ? (?)
? Galícia-BA ? (?)
Managerial career
1988–1993 Volta Redonda (youthteams)
1994–1996 Volta Redonda
1999–2000 Volta Redonda
2002–2003 Volta Redonda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilton Cezar Xavier was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety in Brazil after scoring, with his hand and in offside position, a decisive goal for Fluminense in a Fla-Flu match on October 13, 1968. Throughout his career, Wilton also played for São Paulo, Santa Cruz, Coritiba and Vitória. Wilton played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.[1] He died on December 13, 2009, in the city of Volta Redonda, aged 62.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wilton" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  2. ^ "Morre Wilton, autor de um dos gols mais polêmicos do Fla-Flu" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-14.