Editing Gilmar (section)

{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1930–2013)}}
{{about|Brazilian goalkeeper|other people|Gilmar (disambiguation)}}
{{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Neves}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Gilmar
| image          = Gilmar (cropped).jpg
| caption        = Gilmar after [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]'s [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] victory
| fullname       = Gylmar dos Santos Neves
| birth_date     = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|8|22}}
| birth_place    = [[Santos, São Paulo|Santos]], [[São Paulo]], Brazil
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2013|8|25|1930|8|22|df=y}}
| death_place    = São Paulo, Brazil
| height         = {{height|m=1.81}}
| position       = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1    = 1945–1951
| youthclubs1    = [[Jabaquara Atlético Clube|Jabaquara]]
| years1         = 1951–1961
| clubs1         = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| caps1          = 486
| goals1         = 0
| years2         = 1961–1969
| clubs2         = [[Santos FC|Santos]]
| caps2          = 266
| goals2         = 0
| totalcaps      = 752
| totalgoals     = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1953–1969<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gilmar dos Santos Neves – International Appearances|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gilmar-intl.html}}</ref>
| nationalteam1  = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1  = 94
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA|1889}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 Sweden]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962 Chile]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América|South American Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1953 South American Championship|1953 Peru]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1957 South American Championship|1957 Peru]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1959 South American Championship (Argentina)|1959 Argentina]]|}}
}}

'''Gylmar dos Santos Neves''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|ʒiwˈmaʁ duˈsɐ̃tuz ˈnɛvis|lang}}; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as '''Gilmar'''<!--(with an ''i'')--->, was a Brazilian footballer who played [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] and [[Santos FC|Santos]] and was a member of the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Agência Brasil |url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2013-08-25/morre-gylmar-ex-goleiro-da-selecao-brasileira-das-copas-de-1958-e-1962 |title=Morre Gylmar, ex-goleiro da Seleção Brasileira das copas de 1958 e 1962 &#124; Agência Brasil |publisher=Agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br |access-date=2013-08-26}}</ref> He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th century and one of the best in the world by the [[IFFHS]]. He is remembered for his sober style on the pitch and his peaceful personality.<ref name="Telegraph-obit-2013-09-01">{{cite news| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10268892/Gilmar.html |   title = Gilmar (Obituary) | work = The Telegraph | date = 1 September 2013 }}</ref>

Alex Bellos says in his book ''Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life'' that Gilmar is named after his parents, '''Gil'''berto and '''Mar'''ia. Gilmar was the starting goalkeeper for [[Pelé]]'s Santos and Brazilian national teams of the 1960s. In 1998, he was awarded the [[FIFA Order of Merit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Order of Merit|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit%281984-2010%29_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174800/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit(1984-2010)_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2013|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>