Carlos Castilho

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+1⁄2 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

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.

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

• Campeonato Carioca: 1951, 1959, 1964
• Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1957, 1960
• Copa Rio: 1952

Paysandu

• Campeonato Paraense: 1965

Brazil

• World Cup: 1958, 1962^[1]runner up: 1950
• South American Championship runner-up: 1953, 1957, 1959 (Argentina)
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962
• Copa Rio Branco: 1950
• Roca Cup: 1957, 1960
• Taça O'Higgins Cup: 1955, 1959, 1961

Coach

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1984

References

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.