Carlyle_Guimarães_Cardoso
Carlyle Guimarães
Brazilian footballer
Carlyle Guimarães Cardoso (15 June 1926 – 23 November 1982), simply known as Carlyle, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlyle Guimarães Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | (1926-06-15)15 June 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Almenara, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1982(1982-11-23) (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1943–1946 | Tabajaras-MG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Atlético Mineiro | 68 | (53) |
| 1949–1952 | Fluminense | 105 | (63) |
| 1953 | Palmeiras | 10 | (4) |
| 1953 | Santos | ||
| 1954–1956 | Botafogo | ||
| 1957 | Portuguesa-RJ | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948 | Brazil | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968 | Brazil | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 | |||
A player who was marked by the beauty of his goals, Carlyle played mainly for Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense, being state champion for both teams, and being top scorer in 1951.[1] He also played for Santos, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Portuguesa da Ilha.[2][3]
Carlyle played only once for the Brazil national team, 11 April 1948, in a friendly against Uruguay, and also scored a goal.[4]
He worked for years as a sports commentator and columnist, and in 1968 he was part of the Minas Gerais press committee that led the Brazil national team in a friendly against Argentina.[5]
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1947
- Fluminense
- Individual
- 1951 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 23 goals
Carlyle Guimarães died after being run over at a bus stop, 23 November 1982, in Belo Horizonte. The entrance street to the Atlético Mineiro training center was named in honor of him.[3]
- "Carlyle Guimarães Cardoso". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Carlyle". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Que fim levou? Carlyle (Ex-atacante do Fluminense, Santos e Galo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1947-1952". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Brazilian National Team Coaches". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- Carlyle at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)