Jump to content

Aírton Beleza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aírton Beleza
Personal information
Full name Aírton Batista dos Santos
Date of birth (1942-05-19)19 May 1942
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 18 February 1996(1996-02-18) (aged 53)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Botafogo
1963–1966 Flamengo 131 (71)
1965Corinthians (loan) 20 (10)
1967 Botafogo
1968–1969 Atlético Junior 96 (36)
1970 Millonarios
International career
1963 Brazil 4 (11)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1963 São Paulo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aírton Batista dos Santos[a] (19 May 1942 – 18 February 1996), known as Aírton Beleza, was a Brazilian footballer.[1]

Aírton was part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, where the team won the gold medal.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Honours

[edit]

Flamengo

Botafogo

Brazil Olympic

Notes

[edit]
  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Batista and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

References

[edit]
  1. "Profile". mamvs.narod.ru. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. "Medalhistas Brasileiros - São Paulo 1963". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Que fim levou? Airton Beleza". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. Aírton Beleza at BDFA (in Spanish)
  6. "Airton". Flaestatistica.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. "Aírton, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meutimao.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
[edit]