Cabinho (footballer) explained

Cabinho
Fullname:Evanivaldo Castro Silva
Birth Date:28 April 1949
Birth Place:Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height:1.77 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1968–1969
Clubs1:América (SP)
Caps1:24
Goals1:17
Years2:1969–1970
Clubs2:Flamengo
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Years3:1971
Clubs3:Portuguesa
Caps3:19
Goals3:7
Years4:1972
Clubs4:Atlético Mineiro
Caps4:13
Goals4:2
Years5:1973–1974
Clubs5:Portuguesa
Caps5:36
Goals5:9
Years6:1974–1979
Clubs6:UNAM
Caps6:184
Goals6:151
Years7:1979–1982
Clubs7:Atlante
Caps7:134
Goals7:108
Years8:1982–1985
Clubs8:León
Caps8:76
Goals8:44
Years9:1985–1986
Clubs9:Paysandu
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:1986–1988
Caps10:33
Goals10:9
Totalcaps:525
Totalgoals:348
Manageryears1:2002
Managerclubs1:Lobos BUAP

Evanivaldo Castro Silva (born April 28, 1948), also known as Cabinho, is a Brazilian-born former professional footballer who played as forward. He gained his greatest professional fame in Mexico, he is also a Mexican naturalized citizen.

Beginnings and Mexican league

Cabinho began his career at América (SP), in 1968. In 1969 Cabinho played for the popular Brazilian club Flamengo, where he played six matches and scored one goal.[1]

Cabinho arrived in Mexico on July 19, 1974. During his first season, despite not playing to the best of his abilities, scored a total of 16 goals. This was just a taste prior to becoming one of the best goal scorers in Mexican soccer history, winning a total of 8 scoring titles (7 consecutively). Throughout his stint in México, Cabinho scored a total of 312 goals.

Evanivaldo Castro was known as "Cabo" or "Cabinho" (Corporal) due to his partial taste for military camouflage clothing.

Cabinho was UNAM Pumas' maximum goal scorer in 4 seasons: 1975/76 (29), 76/77 (34), 77/78 (33), and 78/79 sharing the scoring title with Hugo Sánchez with 26 goals.

While playing for Pumas, Cabinho achieved the Mexican Championship Title for the first time in July 1977, under the management of Jorge Marik.

Cabinho played for UNAM for five consecutive seasons (1974–1979), he then went on to play for another of México City's great teams, Atlante F.C. At Atlante, he was the maximum goal scorer of the championship three times, seasons 79/80 (30), 80/81 (29) and 81/82 (32). He scored a total of 102 goals while playing for Potros de Hierro (Iron Colts) of Atlante F.C.

His next stint was at León. With the team he reached the semi-finals in the 84-85 season, under the management of Hungarian coach Árpád Fekete. The semi-finals were played against his old team, Pumas de la UNAM. That year he also achieved his last Top Scorer Championship with 23 goals.

Later career

In 1986, after a one-season stint in Brazilian team Paysandu, Cabinho returned to play in México; this time he joined UANL Tigres, in the Northern city of Monterrey. Here he played until his retirement as an active player.

In all, during his playing career in México, Cabinho played a total of 415 games with 312 goals scored; with an impressive average of 0.75 goals per game.

After the end of his playing career Cabinho took up coaching and managed México's second division team Lobos de la BUAP. He became Mexican citizen.

Honours

PortuguesaCampeonato Paulista

1973Copa Estado de São Paulo

1973https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%A7a_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_de_1973

Pumas

Primera División de Mexico

1977

References

  1. ASSAF, Roberto, MARTINS, Clóvis. Almanaque do Flamengo Placar. Editora Abril: São Paulo: 2001

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