Washington (footballer, born 1953)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
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{{Portuguese name|Luiz|de Paula}}
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Washington Luiz de Paula (23 January 1953 – 15 February 2010), known as Washington, was a Brazilian footballer who played as forward.{{Worldfootball.net|washington_6}}
Career
Born in Bauru, Washington was a standout youth player who was compared to Pelé after his performance for the Brazilian national youth team in a 1972 tournament in Cannes. His professional career did not match this early success, but he played for the Brazil national Olympic team in 1972,{{FIFA player|279932}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/washington-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032932/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/washington-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Washington Luiz de Paula Olympic Results |accessdate=22 October 2018}} and for a number of professional teams including Corinthians and Guarani.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1493415-9825,00-EXJOGADOR+COMPARADO+A+PELE+MORRE+AOS+ANOS.html "Ex-jogador comparado a Pelé morre aos 57 anos"], Globo.com, 16 February 2010 (in Portuguese).
References
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Category:Footballers from Bauru
Category:Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:Esporte Clube Noroeste players
Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Category:Olympic footballers for Brazil
Category:Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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