Nair (footballer)

Nair

Personal information
Full name	Nair José da Silva
Date of birth	(1937-05-20)20 May 1937
Place of birth	Itaperuna, Brazil
Date of death	22 August 2018(2018-08-22) (aged 81)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Madureira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1962	Madureira
1963	Botafogo-SP
1963–1965	Portuguesa	162	(42)
1966–1968	Corinthians	90	(13)
1968–1971	Atlético Paranaense
1969	→ Coritiba (loan)
International career
1965	Brazil	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024

Nair José da Silva (20 May 1937 – 22 August 2018), simply known as Nair, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a attacking midfielder.

Career

Born in Itaperuna, Nair began his career at Madureira EC, where he played in the late 1950s. He transferred to Portuguesa, where he made 162 appearances and scored 42 goals between 1963 and 1965, which aroused the interest of Corinthians, where he was champion of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 1966 and made 90 appearances. He also played for the Atletiba duo, being state champion in 1970 with Athletico.

Nair also participated in the São Paulo state football team, and in 1965 he played for the Brazil, against Hungary, scoring a goal.

Death

Nair died in São Paulo on 22 August 2018, at the age of 81.

Honours

Corinthians

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966 (shared)

Athletico Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1970

External links

• Nair at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)