Walter da Silva

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Walter da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Walter Cesar Nogueira da Silva
Date of birth	(1942-01-12)12 January 1942
Place of birth	Brazil
Date of death
Place of death	South Africa
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1965	Hellenic	26	(18)
1966–1967	Highlands Park	46	(58)
1967–1970	Powerlines	?	(34)
1971	Highlands Park	7	(6)
1971–1972	Berea Park	?	(10)
Total		?	(162)
Managerial career
–	Orlando Pirates
–	Kaizer Chiefs
–	Moroka Swallows
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Cesar Nogueira da Silva (12 January 1942 – 21 May 2009) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. Active primarily in South Africa – scoring a total of 162 goals for Highlands Park, Powerlines, Hellenic and Berea Park – Da Silva was also a football manager, and had coached Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows.

In November 1999, while managing Moroka Swallows, Da Silva was kidnapped by two men and was forced to make a phone call to his assistants ahead of a game against Bush Bucks, asking them to leave the stadium.