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Brazilian footballer

Careca
Personal information
Full name Jesus Carlos da Silva
Date of birth (1943-09-26) 26 September 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Baldim, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Textil (Sete Lagoas)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Democrata-SL
1968–1976 Atlético Mineiro 166 (0)
1973 → Comercial-MS (loan)
1976 São José-SP
1977 Democrata-SL
1977 Valerio
International career
1975 Brazil Called up
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Jesus Carlos da Silva (born 26 September 1943), better known as Careca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of Brazil’s squad for the 1975 Copa América.

Career

Revealed in the Democrata-SL, at Atlético Mineiro he became the goalkeeper with the lowest average number of goals conceded, with 90 goals in 166 matches.

Internacional career

Careca was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team.

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. "Jesus Carlos da Silva". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. "Atlético Mineiro". Revista Grandes Clubes Brasileiro. Editora Rio Gráfica. 1971.
  4. "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

  • Careca at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Brazil squad – 1975 Copa América semi-finalists
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