Manga (footballer, born 1929)

Manga
Personal information
Full name	Agenor Gomes
Date of birth	May 26, 1929
Place of birth	Vitória, Brazil
Date of death	29 February 2004 (aged 74)
Place of death	Santos, Brazil
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1949	Caxias-ES
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1951	Flamengo
1950–1951	→ Bonsucesso (loan)
1951–1959	Santos
1954	→ Bahia (loan)
Managerial career
1957	XV de Piracicaba
1964	Portuguesa Santista
1966	São Carlos Clube
1966–1967	Ferroviária
1967–1968	Santo André
1969	XV de Piracicaba
1980	Sãocarlense
1988	Sãocarlense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023

Agenor Gomes (26 May 1929 – 29 February 2004), mostly known as Manga, was a football player and manager, who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

The nickname "Manga" came from a joke of comparing the shape of Agenor's head with the shape of the fruit mango.^[2]

Player career

Manga is the goalkeeper with most appearances for Santos FC, with 404 matches.^[3]

Started his managerial career even before retiring as a goalkeeper, with XV de Piracicaba. In 1967, Manga become the first manager of EC Santo André.

^ "Que fim levou? Manga". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "Manga, um dos melhores goleiros do Santos". Santa Portal (in Portuguese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "No Dia do Goleiro, conheça os arqueiros com mais jogos pelos principais times do Brasil". Terra (in Portuguese). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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