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Manga (footballer, born 1937)

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Brazilian footballer For Santos FC goalkeeper, see Manga (footballer, born 1929).
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Corrêa and the second or paternal family name is de Arruda.
Manga
Manga in 1971
Personal information
Full name Haílton Corrêa de Arruda
Date of birth (1937-04-26) April 26, 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1954 Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Sport Recife ? (0)
1959–1968 Botafogo 442 (0)
1969–1974 Nacional ? (1)
1974–1976 Internacional 52 (0)
1977–1978 Operário-MS 36 (0)
1978 Coritiba ? (0)
1979–1980 Grêmio 15 (0)
1981–1982 Barcelona de Guayaquil ? (0)
International career
1965–1967 Brazil 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haílton Corrêa de Arruda (born April 26, 1937), best known as Manga, is a Brazilian retired football goalkeeper, famous for playing alongside Garrincha, Nílton Santos and Zagallo in Botafogo of the 1960s, and also for winning the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1971 with Nacional of Cubilla and Artime. He was the starting keeper in the Brazil 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)

Individual

External links

  • Manga at National-Football-Teams.com
Brazil squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
Brazil
1976 Bola de Prata
1978 Bola de Prata


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