Baltazar, nome esportivo de Oswaldo da Silva, foi um atacante brasileiro conhecido como Cabecinha de Ouro. Ídolo do Corinthians entre 1945 e 1957, disputou as Copas do Mundo de 1950 e 1954.
Baltazar
Oswaldo da Silva, known as Baltazar, was born in Santos on January 14, 1926. A forward, he played for União Monte Alegre and Jabaquara before joining Corinthians in 1945. At the São Paulo club, he earned the nickname Golden Head for his ability in the air. He stayed until 1957 and won the Paulista Championship in 1951, 1952, and 1954, as well as winning the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 1950, 1953, and 1954. Wikipedia records 267 goals in 401 matches, but the total varies depending on the source, with counts of up to 270 goals and around 405 games. By any of these counts, he is one of the greatest strikers in Corinthians' history, behind Cláudio. For the Brazilian National Team, he represented the country between 1950 and 1956, with 31 matches and 17 goals. He was World Cup runner-up in 1950, won the 1952 Pan-American Championship, and scored in the opening matches of the 1950 and 1954 World Cups. After leaving Corinthians, he played for Juventus, Jabaquara, and União Paulista. He returned to the black and white club as a coach in 1971 and died in São Paulo on March 25, 1997, at age 71.