Walter Casagrande

Wálter Casagrande Júnior (born 15 April 1963) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the commentator for Brazilian TV station Rede Globo.

Club career

During his career from 1980 to 1996, Casagrande has played for a number of clubs. He has represented Corinthians, Caldense, São Paulo, Flamengo, Paulista F.C., Portuguese club FC Porto (with whom he won a European Cup in 1987) and Italian clubs Ascoli and Torino F.C., winning the Coppa Italia in 1993. He helped Torino to the 1992 UEFA Cup Final but his two goals were unable to prevent them from losing to Ajax on away goals. He won also two São Paulo State Championships, in 1982 and 1983. In 1993, he was Supercopa Sudamericana runner-up with Flamengo, losing in a penalty shootout to another Brazilian team, São Paulo FC. He played 256 games and scored 102 goals for Corinthians. In this club, alongside Sócrates, has formed one of the greatests strikers partnerships from Brazilian football.