Gylmar dos Santos Neves

Football player infobox
playername = Gilmar


fullname = Gylmar dos Santos Neves
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1930|8|22|mf=y
cityofbirth = Santos (São Paulo)
countryofbirth = Brazil
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1945-1951
youthclubs = Jabaquara
years = 1951-1961
1961-1969
clubs = Corinthians
Santos
caps(goals) = ? (0)
0? 00(0)
nationalyears = 1956-1969
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 0103 0(0)

Gylmar dos Santos Neves (born August 22, 1930) known simply as Gilmar (with I), is a former Brazilian football goalkeeper who played the majority of his career for the club Santos in the 1960s 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.Fact|date=February 2007

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

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 beneath the posts, Santos conquered almost every championship they competed in: they won 5 São Paulo State Championships (1962, 64, 65, 67, 68), 5 National Championships (1961, 62, 63, 64, 65), 2 Libertadores Cups (1962 and 1963) and 2 Intercontinental Cups (1962 against Eusébio's Benfica and 1963 against Milan).

National team

With the Brazilian national team, Gilmar played more than a hundred times (103, between official and non-official matches), and was selected to the national squad for 3 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 won the World Cup twice in the starting position.

External links

* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63860/index.html FIFA Statistics]
* [http://placar.abril.com.br/timedossonhos/poster/cor_1024.jpgCorinthians All Time Best XI Placar Magazine]