Gylmar dos Santos Neves (22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national football team. Listed by IFFHS as one of the best goalkeepers of the twentieth century, with the Brazilian national team he won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962; he is the only extreme goalkeeper to have managed to win two editions of the World Cup as a starter. Before him, only Guido Masetti had won two world titles in 1934 and 1938, but as the third goalkeeper called up. 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.
He is considered the most complete goalkeeper in Brazilian football of all time, reactive extreme goalkeeper of classic style, he had very quick reflexes, was agile and possessed of remarkable acrobatic qualities, he also had a remarkable technical basis; he played until he was 39. He was not only an excellent goalkeeper but also an important charismatic guide. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
He played in legendary teams such as Corinthians in the 1950s, Santos in the 1960s and in the Brazilian team that won twice the world. Gilmar has the privilege of being "champion of everything" in his time, due to the fact of having at least one title in each competition he played. He was also known to have worn, during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, the number 3 shirt in the national team.