Carlos José Castilho

Carlos José Castilho (November 27, 1927 – February 2, 1987) was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He 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 born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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He was noted as a goalkeeper for making seemingly impossible saves. He was said to have unbelievable good luck ? the ball often hit the post when he played in goal. Due to his good luck, his opponents' supporters called him "Leiteria" (lucky man) and |Fluminense supporters called him "Saint Castilho".

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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.

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He is said to be an example of stoicism. Once when he injured his finger for the fifth time, and the doctor told him it would require a two-month treatment, he decided to partially amputate it. Two weeks after the operation he was already back playing for Fluminense.

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During his career he appeared in 696 games for Fluminense, a club record. In Fluminense he conceded 777 goals and played 255 games without conceding any goal and it was the best result in Fluminense history. .

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

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He died by committing suicide on February 2, 1987.

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