Manga (goalkeeper)

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For other Brazilian footballers named Ailton, see Ailton. See also Manga.

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Manga, September 1971

Haílton Corrêa de Arruda, best known as Manga (Recife, April 26, 1937) was a Brazilian goalkeeper, famous for playing alongside Garrincha, Nílton Santos and Zagallo in the great Botafogo of the 1960s, and also for winning the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1971 with the extraordinary Nacional of Cubilla and Artime. He was the starting keeper in the Brazilian national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Manga started his career in 1955 in Sport Recife. In 1959 he moved to Botafogo, where he became a national celebrity. In 1966 he was the Brazilian goalkeeper in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In the 1970s he also played for Sport Club Internacional (where he won two national titles), Coritiba and Grêmio. He also played in Uruguay and Ecuador, where he finished his career at the age of 44.

Honours

Sport Recife

Botafogo

Nacional (Uruguay)

Internacional

Operário de Campo Grande

Coritiba

Grêmio

Barcelona (Ecuador)

External links

  • Manga at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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