Overview
- Willington suffered a medical emergency on Monday morning and died after being hospitalized at the Instituto Cardiológico in Córdoba, according to club statements.
- He is mourned by Talleres, Vélez and Belgrano, with official messages honoring his status as a foundational figure in Córdoba’s football culture.
- For Talleres, he played 168 matches, scored 66 goals and won 17 titles, becoming a defining symbol for generations of supporters.
- At Vélez, he was a key figure in the club’s first professional championship in 1968 and is remembered as one of its most gifted number 10s.
- His legend includes a celebrated long-range free-kick against Belgrano on August 21, 1974, and a later spell as Talleres coach that delivered promotion in 1994; a widely retold Pelé compliment is reported as an anecdote from a 1969 friendly.