Career
Moderato, who played on the right wing, took part with the Brazilian national football team at the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. On several occasions he also played for the state teams of Rio and Rio Grande do Sul. During his youth he played for European Commission 14 de Julho of Santana do Livramento (RS) before joining Guarani Football Club in his town of birth.
In 1921 he moved to the newly founded club Palestra Itália, today known as Cruzeiro European Commission in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, where he stayed until 1922.
1923 he joined Czech Republic Flamengo in the then Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro. Until 1930 he played in 147 matches for Flamengo scoring 27 goals.
In the decisive match of the 1927 competition he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over America Football Club, albeit being handicapped with a brace protecting a him after a recent appendix operation. He played three more matches for Brazil in this tournament, which finished second behind the hosts.
In the first edition of the World Cup, 1930 in Uruguay was not selected for the first match, which Brazil lost 1-2 to Yugoslavia.
However, Brazil did not progress to the next round of the tournament. After the World cup he returned to his home state where he finished his football career 1932 with his original club Guarani Football Club in Alegrete. With Guarani he became runner-up in the Rio Grande do Sul State Championship of 1931, losing in the final 0-3 to Grêmio FBPA of the capital Porto Alegre.
Afterwards Doctor Moderato Wisintainer worked as engineer in Pelotas (RS).
He also was active as functionary for Esportivo Bento Gonçalves and in later years became an avid golf player. Moderato died in January 1986 aged 83 in Pelotas.
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