Manga (footballer, born 1937)

For other Brazilian footballers named Ailton, see Ailton. See also Manga.

Manga

September 1971
Personal information
Full name	Haílton Corrêa de Arruda
Date of birth	(1937-04-26) April 26, 1937
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, best known as Manga (Recife, April 26, 1937) was a Brazilian goalkeeper, famous for playing alongside Garrincha, Nílton Santos and Zagallo in the great Botafogo of the 1960s, and also for winning the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1971 with the extraordinary Nacional of Cubilla and Artime. He was the starting keeper in 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.

Honours

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1955, 1956 and 1957

Botafogo

• Paris Intercontinental Tournament: 1963
• Caracas Triangular Tournament: 1967, 1968
• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1962, 1964 and 1966
• Brazil Cup: 1968
• Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1962, 1964 and 1966
• State Championship: 1961, 1962, 1967 and 1968
• Tournament Home: 1961, 1962 and 1963
• Guanabara Cup: 1967, 1968
• Colombia International Tournament: 1960
• Mexico Pentagonal: 1962
• La Paz Football Association Golden Jubilee Tournament: 1964
• Paramaribo Cup: 1964
• Ibero-American Tournament: 1964
• Carranza Cup: 1966
• Cup Circle Journals & Outdoors: 1966
• Mexico Hexagonal: 1968

Nacional (Uruguay)

• Primera División Uruguaya: 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972
• Copa Libertadores: 1971
• Intercontinental Cup: 1971

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1974, 1975 and 1976
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1975 and 1976

Operário de Campo Grande

• Campeonato Matogrossense: 1977

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1978

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1979

Barcelona (Ecuador)

• Campeonato Ecuatoriano: 1981

External links

• Manga at National-Football-Teams.com