Aírton Beleza

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(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Botafogo
1963–1966 Flamengo
1966 Corinthians
1967 Botafogo
International career
1963 Brazil 4 (11)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 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]

Honours

Flamengo

Botafogo

Brazil Olympic

Notes

  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

  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.


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