Carlos José Castilho (November 27, 1927 – February 2, 1987) was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and 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 noted as a goalkeeper for making seemingly impossible saves. Due to his good luck, his opponents' supporters called him "Leiteria" (lucky man) and Fluminense supporters called him "Saint Castilho".
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.
During his career he appeared in 699 games for Fluminense, a club record. With Fluminense, he won 420 games, conceded 777 goals, and kept 255 clean-sheets; all individual records in Fluminense history.
After his retirement from playing sport, he coached many teams from Brazil.
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
Panamerican Championship: 1952
Manager
Santos
Campeonato Paulista: 1984
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1927 births
1987 suicides
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Suicides in Brazil Brazil men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 1950 FIFA World Cup players 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Olaria Atlético Clube players Fluminense FC players Paysandu Sport Club players FIFA World Cup-winning players Esporte Clube Vitória managers Sport Club Internacional managers Guarani FC managers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense managers Santos FC managers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras managers Suicides by jumping in Brazil 1987 deaths