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| Full name | Gylmar dos Santos Neves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1930-08-22)22 August 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santos,São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 August 2013(2013-08-25) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1951 | Jabaquara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1961 | Corinthians | 486 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1969 | Santos | 266 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 752 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1969[1] | Brazil | 94 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gylmar dos Santos Neves (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒiwˈmaʁduˈsɐ̃tuzˈnɛvis]; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply asGilmar, was a Brazilianfootballer who playedgoalkeeper forCorinthians andSantos and was a member of theBrazil national team in threeWorld Cups.[2] He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th century and one of the best in the world by theIFFHS. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality.[3]
Alex Bellos says in his bookFutebol: The Brazilian Way of Life that Gilmar is named after his parents,Gilberto andMaria. Gilmar was the starting goalkeeper forPelé's Santos and Brazilian national teams of the 1960s. In 1998, he was awarded theFIFA Order of Merit.[4]
Gilmar was born inSantos,São Paulo, and started his career playing for hometown sideJabaquara. In 1951 he joinedCorinthians, winning threeCampeonato Paulista titles with the club in 1951, 1952 and 1954.
In 1961, Gilmar signed forSantos, being a part of the team who was known asOs Santásticos. An immediate starter, he won five Campeonato Paulista (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), fiveTaça Brasil (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965), twoCopa Libertadores (1962 and 1963) and twoIntercontinental Cups (1962 againstEusébio'sBenfica and 1963 againstMilan).
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Gilmar played 94 times with theBrazil national team.[3] He was selected to the national squad for three straight World Cups, between1958 and1966.[3] He was part of the starting team in the first two World Cups Brazil won, in1958 and1962, and is the only goalkeeper to win two consecutive World Cups in the starting position.
Regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time,[5][6] Gilmar was an agile shot-stopper, who possessed excellent reflexes, and who was also known for his composure under pressure, as well as his ability to inspire a sense of calm and confidence in his defenders.[7]
Gilmar died of a stroke on 25 August 2013, three days after his 83rd birthday.[3]
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