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Gilmar

Gilmar and Pelé (crying) after Brazil winning the 1958 World Cup.
Personal information
Full name	Gylmar dos Santos Neves
Date of birth	(1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (81 years)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1945–1951	Jabaquara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1951–1961	Corinthians	486	(0)
1961–1969	Santos	266	(0)
National team
1953–1969	Brazil	94	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gylmar dos Santos Neves (born 22 August 1930) known simply as Gilmar (with an I), is a former association footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th Century and one of the best in the world by the IFFHS. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality.^{[citation needed]}

In the book by Alex Bellos, Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, it is reported that Gilmar is named after his parents, Gilberto and Maria.

Club career [link]

Gilmar, born in Santos, São Paulo, started his career playing for club Jabaquara from Santos, but transferred to Corinthians in 1951. With this club he was State Champion in 1951, 1952 and 1954.

In 1961, he signed to play for Santos, where he was part of one of the best football teams in the history of the sport, and probably the best football team of the era. In that team he played along with sport legends like Pelé, Pepe, Zito, Mengálvio, Lima and Coutinho, among others. With Gilmar between the posts, Santos conquered almost every championship they competed in: they won five São Paulo State Championships (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), five National Championships (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965), two Libertadores Cups (1962 and 1963) and two Intercontinental Cups (1962 against Eusébio's Benfica and 1963 against Milan).

National team [link]

With the Brazilian national team, Gilmar played 94 times, and was selected to the national squad for three straight World Cups, between 1958 and 1966. He was part of the starting team in the first two World Cups Brazil won, in 1958 and 1962, he is the only goalkeeper to win the World Cup twice in the starting position.

External links [link]

• FIFA Statistics
• Corinthians All Time Best XI Placar Magazine
• Gylmar dos Santos Neves at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Brazil squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Castilho 2 Bellini 3 Gilmar 4 Djalma Santos 5 Dino Sani 6 Didi 7 Zagallo 8 Oreco 9 Zózimo 10 Pelé 11 Garrincha 12 Nílton Santos 13 Moacir 14 De Sordi 15 Orlando 16 Mauro 17 Joel 18 Mazola 19 Zito 20 Vavá 21 Dida 22 Pepe Coach: Feola

v t e Brazil squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Mauro 4 Zito 5 Zózimo 6 Nílton Santos 7 Garrincha 8 Didi 9 Coutinho 10 Pelé 11 Pepe 12 Jair Marinho 13 Bellini 14 Jurandir 15 Altair 16 Zequinha 17 Mengálvio 18 Jair 19 Vavá 20 Amarildo 21 Zagallo 22 Castilho Coach: Moreira

v t e Brazil squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Fidélis 4 Bellini 5 Brito 6 Altair 7 Orlando 8 Paulo Henrique 9 Rildo 10 Pelé 11 Gérson 12 Manga 13 Denílson 14 Lima 15 Zito 16 Garrincha 17 Jairzinho 18 Alcindo 19 Silva 20 Tostão 21 Paraná 22 Edu Coach: Feola