Cabinho (footballer)

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Cabinho
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Cabinho in 1976
Personal information
Full name Evanivaldo Castro Silva
Date of birth (1949-04-28) 28 April 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1969 América (SP) 24 (17)
1969–1970 Flamengo 6 (1)
1971 Portuguesa 19 (7)
1972 Atlético Mineiro 13 (2)
1973–1974 Portuguesa 36 (9)
1974–1979 UNAM 184 (151)
1979–1982 Atlante 134 (108)
1982–1985 León 76 (44)
1985–1986 Paysandu 0 (0)
1986–1988 Tigres UANL 33 (9)
Total525(348)
Managerial career
2002 Lobos BUAP
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Evanivaldo Castro Silva (born April 28, 1948), also known as Cabinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He gained his greatest professional fame in Mexico, he is also a Mexican naturalized citizen.

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Caibinho, the all-time leading scorer for UNAM, also stands as the highest scorer in the history of the Mexican football league. He won the league’s top scorer award eight times. [1]

Biography

Cabinho began his career in Brazil, making his professional debut in 1969 with Flamengo in the Brasileirão. Between 1969 and 1974, he played for three other clubs in the country: América-SP, Portuguesa, and Atlético Mineiro.

In July 1974, Cabinho arrived in Mexico City to join his new club, UNAM. In his first season, he scored 16 goals. In the 1975–1976 tournament, he netted 29 goals to claim his first scoring title. He went on to dominate the league for three consecutive seasons: 34 goals in 1976–1977, 33 in 1977–1978, and 26 in 1978–1979.

In the 1976–1977 campaign, the Brazilian striker led Pumas to the league final against Leones Negros. His decisive goal in the second leg secured Pumas their first-ever Primera División championship.

During his time at UNAM, Cabinho shared the pitch with a young Hugo Sánchez, who was just beginning his career. In Cabinho’s final season with Pumas, both players finished as joint top scorers, having scored the same number of goals. With 166 goals across all competitions, Cabinho cemented his place as the club’s all-time top scorer.

In 1979, he signed with Atlante, where his prolific form continued. Between 1979 and 1983, he scored 108 goals for the club and won three consecutive scoring titles from 1979 to 1982.

He later joined León, helping the team reach the semifinals of the 1984–1985 season, during which he scored 23 goals to claim his eighth scoring title. His final year as a professional came in 1986 with Tigres UANL, where he played one season before retiring from football.

With a career total of 312 goals and eight scoring titles, Cabinho remains the all-time leading scorer in the history of Mexico’s Primera División — a record that still stands today. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Honours

Portuguesa

UNAM

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Evanivaldo Castro 'Cabinho': Un goleador de época en el futbol mexicano" (in Spanish). Los Angeles Times. 28 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "'Cabinho', un delantero inolvidable" (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "De máximo goleador del torneo al olvido, qué fue de Cabinho Castro" (in Spanish). infobae. 28 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "¿Qué fue de Cabinho, máximo goleador en el futbol mexicano?" (in Spanish). ESTO. 22 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cabinho, máximo goleador de la Liga MX, con más títulos de goleo y más tantos en una temporada" (in Spanish). Heraldo Deportes. 10 September 2024.
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