Carlyle Guimarães

Carlyle Guimarães Cardoso, simply known as Carlyle, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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. He also played for Santos, Palmeiras, Botafogo and Portuguesa da Ilha.
Carlyle played only once for the Brazil national team, 11 April 1948, in a friendly against Uruguay, and also scored a goal.
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.

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1947

;Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 1951

;Individual

1951 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 23 goals

Death

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.