Jesus Carlos da Silva (born 26 September 1943), better known as Careca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring 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 intercepting o ...

. He was part of Brazil’s

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for the

1975 Copa América The 1975 edition of the Copa América football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. For the first time there was no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. In addition, the tournament changed ...

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 Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

mostly formed the team.

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 1970 * Campeonato Brasileiro:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

*Taça Belo Horizonte: 1972 *

Taça Minas Gerais The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato M ...

: 1975, 1976

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Careca
at ogol.com.br {{DEFAULTSORT:Careca 1943 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers 1975 Copa América players Democrata Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Esporte Clube Comercial (MS) players São José Esporte Clube players Valeriodoce Esporte Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Footballers from Minas Gerais