BaltazarJunior BALTAZAR

Presentation

Retired
BRAZIL BRAZIL
Full nameBaltazar Maria de Morais Junior
BornJul 17, 1959
Goiania, BRAZIL
Age65 years old
Size1.78 m
Weight76 kg
PositionCentre forward
Arrival(s)
PortoPorto1991
Departure(s)
GoiasGoias1992
Honours
Copa America (1989)
Selections
Brésil A
Career
GrêmioGrêmio
PalmeirasPalmeiras
FlamengoFlamengo
PalmeirasPalmeiras
BotafogoBotafogo
Celta VigoCelta Vigo
AtleticoAtletico
PortoPorto
RennesRennes
GoiasGoias
KyotoKyoto
Baltazar arrived at Stade Rennais from Porto with the reputation as an experienced goalscorer, and expectations were suitably high. Serial goalscorer with Gremio, with Celta Vigo, and especially at Atlético Madrid, the striker with 6 Brazil caps to his name, was supposed to take on the mantle of François Omam-Biyik, who had just left the club, and ensure continuity in attack. In the quest to stave off relegation from the First Division, the Brazilian was clearly off the pace. Whilst he scored a goal every other game in Spain, he only managed 6 goals in 34 appearances for Rennes. Nevertheless, the relegation play-off against Strasbourg still gave him the chance to become a folk-hero in Rennes, but even here, he didn’t deliver. At the end of the season, he left Rennes to return home to Goias in Brazil .