Élton Fensterseifer (30 September 1937 – 23 December 2010), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Graduated from SC Concórdia de Roca Sales, his hometown, he was taken to Grêmio at the end of 1955 and was very pleased with the tests. In 1956, integrated into the main team, he was champion of the city and state, winning his fifth consecutive championship.[1] He also had successful spells at Botafogo, where he won the Rio-São Paulo Tournament twice, and at Internacional, champion in 1969 and runner-up in the 1968 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa.[2][3]
Élton also made 6 appearances for the Brazil national team and scored 3 goals in total, during the 1960 Panamerican Championship.[4]
Élton entered political life after retiring in Rio Grande do Sul as a state deputy from 1971 to 1979.[2]
Élton Fensterseifer died of a heart attack on 22 December 2010 in Porto Alegre.[5][6]
