Careca (footballer, born 1943)

Careca
Personal information
Full name	Jesus Carlos da Silva
Date of birth	26 September 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Baldim, Brazil
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Textil (Sete Lagoas)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1967	Democrata-SL
1968–1976	Atlético Mineiro
1973	→ Comercial-MS (loan)
1976	São José-SP
1977	Democrata-SL
1977	Valerio
International career
1975	Brazil
	*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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1970
Campeonato Brasileiro: 1971
Taça Belo Horizonte: 1972
Taça Minas Gerais: 1975, 1976

References

^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "Jesus Carlos da Silva". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Atlético Mineiro". Revista Grandes Clubes Brasileiro. Editora Rio Gráfica. 1971.
^ "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)

[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.

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