Carlos Castilho

Brazilian footballer and manager (1927-1987)

Carlos José Castilho (27 November 1927 – 2 February 1987) was a Brazilian professional football player. He played for the Brazil national team. He made saves that seemed to be helped by luck for this reason he was nicknamed by his opponents Leiteria (Lucky man) and the Fluminense fans called him São Castilho (Saint Castilho). In 1952, he saved six penalties. Color blind, he felt he had an advantage in seeing the yellow balls red, even though he had more trouble with the white ones in the evening. Castilho is regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.

Carlos José Castilho
Castilho in 1956
Personal information
Full name Carlos José Castilho
Date of birth (1927-11-27)27 November 1927
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 2 February 1987(1987-02-02) (aged 59)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1947 Olaria 76 (2)
1947–1964 Fluminense 697 (1)
1964–1965 Paysandu 33 (0)
Total 806 (3)
National team
1950–1962 Brazil 25 (1)
Teams managed
1973–1974 Vitória
1977 Operário (MS)
1977 Internacional
1980 Guarani
1982 Grêmio
1984–1986 Santos
1986 Palmeiras
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1958 Sweden
Winner 1962 Chile
Runner-up 1950 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up 1953 Peru
Runner-up 1957 Peru
Runner-up 1959 Argentina
Panamerican Championship
Winner 1952 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

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After his playing career he became a trainer. In 1977 he led Operário (MS), a club from a smaller league to the semi-finals for the Brazilian national title. With Santos, he won in 1984 with Campeonato Paulista.

He committed suicide on February 2, 1987.

Honours

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Player

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Fluminense
Paysandu
Brazil
Santos


References

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  1. "Carlos Josè Castilho, il fortunatissimo portiere sfortunato della Fluminense" (in Portuguese). Sport Affairs. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.