Carlos Castilho Explained

Carlos Castilho
Fullname:Carlos José Castilho
Birth Date:27 November 1927
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
Height:1.81m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1945
Years2:1947–1964
Caps2:697
Goals2:0
Years3:1965
Nationalyears1:1950–1962
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1973–1974
Managerclubs1:Vitória
Manageryears2:1977
Manageryears3:1977
Managerclubs3:Internacional
Manageryears4:1980
Managerclubs4:Guarani
Manageryears5:1982
Managerclubs5:Grêmio
Manageryears6:1984–1986
Managerclubs6:Santos
Manageryears7:1986
Managerclubs7:Palmeiras

Carlos José Castilho (November 27, 1927  - February 2, 1987) was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and played for Fluminense from 1947 to 1964 and for Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil squad in four World Cups: 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962, but he only actually played three games, all of them in the 1954 finals.

He was noted as a goalkeeper for making seemingly impossible saves. Due to his good luck, his opponents' supporters called him "Leiteria" (lucky man) and Fluminense supporters called him "Saint Castilho".[1]

He was daltonic and he believed he was favored because he saw yellow balls as if they were red, though he had trouble at night with white balls.[2]

During his career he appeared in 699 games for Fluminense, a club record.[3] With Fluminense, he won 420 games, conceded 777 goals, and kept 255 clean-sheets; all individual records in Fluminense history.[4]

After his retirement from playing sport, he coached many teams from Brazil.

He died by suicide on February 2, 1987.[5]

Honours

Player

Fluminense

1957, 1960

1952

Paysandu
Brazil

Manager

Santos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CASTILHO, SON PETIT DOIGT LUI A DIT. SoFoot. 27 July 2015. 4 August 2019. fr.
  2. Web site: Carlos Josè Castilho, il fortunatissimo portiere sfortunato della Fluminense. Sport Affairs. 8 February 2019. 4 August 2019. pt. 4 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804165535/https://www.sportaffairs.it/index.php/storia/4-carlos-jose-castilho-il-fortunatissimo-portiere-sfortunato-della-fluminense.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Em meio à críticas e quase barração, Gum chega a 350 jogos pelo Tricolor. www.lance.com.br.
  4. Web site: Carlos Castilho. Off Beat. 4 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Álbum - 1987. https://web.archive.org/web/20080518090956/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/album/1987c/memoria.htm. unfit. May 18, 2008. Gazeta Esportiva.