Carlos Castilho

Carlos José Castilho (27 November 19272 February 1987) was a former Brazilian football player. He has 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. Regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.

Carlos José Castilho
Castilho, 1956.tif
Castilho in 1956
Personal information
Full nameCarlos José Castilho
Date of birth(1927-11-27)27 November 1927
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death2 February 1987(1987-02-02) (aged 59)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1945–1947Olaria76(2)
1947–1964Fluminense697(1)
1964–1965Paysandu33(0)
Total806(3)
National team
1950–1962Brazil25(1)
Teams managed
1973–1974Vitória
1977Operário (MS)
1977Internacional
1980Guarani
1982Grêmio
1984–1986Santos
1986Palmeiras
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

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.

Death

He committed suicide on February 2, 1987.

Honours

Player

Fluminense
Paysandu
Brazil

Coach

Santos

References

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

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