Manga (footballer) Facts for Kids

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Corrêa and the second or paternal family name is de Arruda.

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Manga
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Manga in 1971
Full name	Haílton Corrêa de Arruda
Date of birth	(1937-04-26) April 26, 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth	Brazil
Playing position	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)
National team
1965–1967	Brazil	12	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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 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.