Walter da Silva Sports manager

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 12, 1942
Birth place
Brazil
Date of deathMay 21, 2009
Place of death
South Africa

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Football manager

club
Moroka Swallows F.C.
Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
Orlando Pirates
position
Forward (association football)
teams
Berea Park F.C.
Highlands Park F.C.
Hellenic F.C.
Powerlines

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Walter da Silva on Wikipedia