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]
1957, 1960