Careca (footballer, born 1943)

Careca
Personal information
Full name Jesus Carlos da Silva
Date of birth (1943-09-26)26 September 1943
Place of birth Baldim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death 29 June 2026(2026-06-29) (aged 82)
Place of death Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Position 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
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesus Carlos da Silva (26 September 1943 – 29 June 2026), better known as Careca, was a Brazilian 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]

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]

Death

Careca died of lung cancer on 29 June 2026, at the age of 82.[5]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jesus Carlos da Silva". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Luto! Morre ex-goleiro campeão brasileiro com o Atlético Mineiro". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 29 June 2026.
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