Suly Cabral Machado (born 29 December 1938), simply known as Suly (and sometimes referred as Suli), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
.
Career
Suly started his career in Brasil de Pelotas, and arrived at Grêmio in 1960, when he was called up to the
1960 Panamerican Championship
The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between ...
. Afterwards, he transferred to São Paulo FC where he was the main goalkeeper for most of the 1960s.
Suly conceded the 500th goal of
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...
's career.
Personal life
After retiring from football, he graduated in
veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...
and worked in the profession.
Honours
Grêmio
*
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...
: 1960
*
Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1960
References
External links
Sulyat ogol.com.br
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1938 births
Living people
Men's association football goalkeepers
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
São Paulo state football team players
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
Clube Esportivo Aimoré players
Grêmio FBPA players
São Paulo FC players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen