# Vavá

Vavá was a Brazilian footballer (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002). Vavá played as a striker for Vasco da Gama and Palmeiras. Vavá scored 313 goals in 717 league and international games and won 13 trophies, including 2 World Cups and 8 league titles.

## Vavá's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 697 | 298 |
| Brazil | 20 | 15 |
| Total | 717 | 313 |

Goals per game: 0.44.

## Vavá's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 13
- League titles: 8
- Domestic cups: 2
- World Cup: 2
- Trophies with Brazil: 2
- Individual awards: 2

### Sport Recife

- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1 (1949)

### Vasco da Gama

- Campeonato Carioca: 3 (1952, 1956, 1958)
- Torneio Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1 (1953)
- Tournoi de Paris: 1 (1957)
- Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1 (1958)

### Atlético de Madrid

- Copa del Rey: 2 (1959–60, 1960–61)

### Palmeiras

- Campeonato Paulista: 1 (1963)

### Club América

- Liga MX: 1 (1966)

### Brazil national football team

- FIFA World Cup: 2 (1958, 1962)

### Individual

- FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1 (1962)
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame: 1

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1949–1950: Sport Recife
2. 1951–1958: Vasco da Gama, 456 games, 191 goals
3. 1958–1961: Atlético Madrid, 71 games, 31 goals
4. 1961–1963: Palmeiras, 142 games, 71 goals
5. 1964–1967: América
6. 1967–1968: Toros Neza
7. 1968: San Diego Toros, 28 games, 5 goals
8. 1969: Portuguesa

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