Carlos José Castilho

Carlos José Castilho
	Castilho in 1956
Personal information
Full name	Carlos José Castilho
Date of birth	27 November 1927
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	2 February 1987 (aged 59)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1947	Olaria
1947–1964	Fluminense
1964–1965	Paysandu
Total
National team
1950–1962	Brazil
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
Copa América
Panamerican Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Carlos José Castilho (27 November 1927 – 2 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.

Managerial career[change | change source]

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.