Gylmar dos Santos Neves (; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played

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for

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and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three

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. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th century and one of the best in the world by the

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. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality. Alex Bellos says in his book ''Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life'' that Gilmar is named after his parents, Gilberto and Maria. Gilmar was the starting goalkeeper for

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's Santos and Brazilian national teams of the 1960s. In 1998, he was awarded the

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Club career

Gilmar was born in Santos,

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, and started his career playing for hometown side Jabaquara. In 1951 he joined

, winning three

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titles with the club in 1951, 1952 and 1954. In 1961, Gilmar signed for Santos, being a part of the team who was known as ''

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''. An immediate starter, he won five Campeonato Paulista (1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968), five

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(1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965), two

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(1962 and 1963) and two Intercontinental Cups (1962 against

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's Benfica and 1963 against

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International career

Gilmar played 94 times with the Brazil national team. He was selected to the national squad for three straight World Cups, between

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and

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. He was part of the starting team in the first two World Cups Brazil won, in

and

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, and is the only goalkeeper to win two consecutive World Cups in the starting position.

Style of play

Regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time, Gilmar was an agile shot-stopper, who possessed excellent reflexes, and who was also known for his composure under pressure, as well as his ability to inspire a sense of calm and confidence in his defenders.

Death

Gilmar died of a stroke on 25 August 2013, three days after his 83rd birthday.

Honours

Corinthians *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

Santos *

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

* Intercontinental Cup:

Brazil *

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: 1956, 1960 *

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runner-up:

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1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

References

External links

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Corinthians All Time Best XI Placar Magazine
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