Gilmar

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Gilmar dos Santos Neves (born August 22, 1930) known simply as Gilmar, 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Club career

Gilmar, born in 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.

Towards the end of that decade, he signed to play for Santos, where he was part of one of the best soccer teams in the history of the sport. 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: thew won 5 São Paulo State Championships (1962, 64, 65, 67, 68), 4 National Championships (1962, 63, 64, 65), 2 Libertadores Cups (1962 and 1963) and 2 Intercontinental Cups (1962 against Eusébio's Benfica and 1963 against Milan).

[edit] 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 4 straight World Cups, between 1954 and 1966. He was part of the starting team in the first two World Cups Brazil won, in 1958 and 1962.

	Brazil squad - 1958 World Cup Champions (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 Mazzola \| 19 Zito \| 20 Vavá \| 21 Dida \| 22 Pepe \| Coach: Feola

	Brazil squad - 1962 World Cup Champions (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 da Costa \| 19 Vavá \| 20 Amarildo \| 21 Zagallo \| 22 Castilho \| Coach: Moreira

	Brazil squad - 1966 World Cup
1 Gilmar \| 2 Djalma Santos \| 3 Fidelis \| 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