For other Brazilian footballers named Ailton, see Ailton. See also Manga.
AÃlton Corrêa de Arruda,
best known as Manga (Recife
, April 26, 1937) was a Brazilian
goalkeeper, famous for playing alongside with
Garrincha, NÃlton Santos and Zagallo in the great Botafogo of the 1960s, and
also for defending the Brazilian 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.
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