Roberto Carlos (footballer)
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| Roberto Carlos | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha[1] | |
| Date of birth | April 10, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Garça, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Playing position | Wingback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fenerbahçe | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1990–1992 | União São João | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1993 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–2007 2007– |
União São João Palmeiras Internazionale Real Madrid Fenerbahçe |
? (?) 68 (5) 30 (5) 370 (65) 21 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992–2006 | Brazil | 125 (24)[2] |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born April 10, 1973, Garça, São Paulo), better known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe,[3] normally as a wingback. Carlos was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in the 1998 edition and win the 2002 tournament.
Before joining Fenerbahçe, he played for Spanish club Real Madrid for eleven years, winning four leagues, three UEFA Champions League trophies, and two Intercontinental Cups. He is also one of only six players to have played more than one hundred matches in the Champions League, as of February 2008.[4]
He finished second to countryman Ronaldo in the 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award poll and was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] União São João (1992-1993)
Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for União São João, a football club based in Araras (São Paulo State). Despite playing at what was seen as a lesser club, he was called up for the Brazil national football team.
[edit] Palmeiras (1993-1995)
In Palmeiras Roberto Carlos was recognized as one of the greats of brazilian football, winning two consecutive Brazilian Leagues.
[edit] Internazionale di Milano (1995-96)
After almost signing for Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough side in 1995, Roberto Carlos chose a move to Milan and played in Inter for just one season. The then coach of Inter, Roy Hodgson wanted him to play as a left-winger but Carlos preferred to play only as a left back.[5]
[edit] Real Madrid (1996-2007)
Roberto Carlos played at Madrid eleven seasons, playing a total of 584 matches and scoring 71 goals in all competitions. 370 of them were league matches, in which he scored 46 goals from his left-back position.
On August 2, 2005, Carlos received dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship. This proved important for Real Madrid, as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player. In January 2006, he set a club record for the most league matches played by a non-Spanish born player by making his 330th appearance for Madrid. He broke the previous mark of 329 held by Alfredo Di Stefano.[6]
Having played 30 or more league matches for ten consecutive seasons and being one of the most consistent players in the squad, he was heavily criticized for conceding the ball early during the second leg of the Champions League round of sixteen against Bayern Munich, which led to Roy Makaay's goal, the quickest goal in the tournament's history, effectively eliminating Real from the competition. On March 9, 2007, he announced his decision to not renew his contract with Real Madrid. But in one of the last few games of the season in the dying seconds against Recreativo de Huelva, van Nistelrooy played a beautiful pass and Carlos slotted it home. As a result, Real Madrid were on course for their 30th La Liga championship.
[edit] The "Impossible Goal"
During a 1998 Spanish league match against Tenerife, Roberto Carlos scored what was dubbed by commentators "the impossible goal"[7]. While falling out of bounds, he kicked the ball across his body with his left foot, curling it to the left (the trivela technique), just out of reach of the opposing goalkeeper, scoring from an angle of less than one degree.
[edit] Fenerbahçe (2007-present)
On June 19, 2007, Roberto Carlos signed a two year contract and one year optional with the Turkish Super League Champion Fenerbahçe at the stadium in front of thousands of fans.[8][9] In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahce won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş J.K. by 2 goals. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahce on August 25, 2007 on a flying header, which was only the third such goal of his career.
[edit] National team
Roberto Carlos amassed 125 caps, scoring 11 goals[10] for the Brazilian national team. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he played seven matches, including the final. After a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert spat on Roberto Carlos, an action which caused FIFA to give him a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. Roberto Carlos also played seven matches in the finals, scoring a goal from a free kick against China. He also was a starter in the final against Germany.
He is especially famous for a free-kick against France where he shot from 25 yards from the centre-right channel, and scored. The ball spun so much that the ballboy 10 yards to the right ducked instinctively, thinking that the ball would hit him. Instead, it spun so much that it eventually curled back on target.
After the elimination by France in the quarterfinal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he announced his retirement from international football. Against France, he was widely criticised for fixing his socks during a Zinedine Zidane freekick which resulted in a goal from Thierry Henry.
[edit] Statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | South America | Total | ||||||
| 1993 | Palmeiras | Série A | 20 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 1995 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1995-96 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 42 | 5 | |
| 1997-98 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 1998-99 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| 1999-00 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 55 | 7 | ||
| 2000-01 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 9 | ||
| 2001-02 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 2002-03 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 53 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 8 | ||
| 2004-05 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2005-06 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2006-07 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Turkey | League | Fortis Turkey Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007-08 | Fenerbahçe | Super League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Total | Brazil | 68 | 5 | - | - | 68 | 5 | |||
| Italy | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Spain | 370 | 46 | 33 | 4 | 109 | 15 | 512 | 65 | ||
| Turkey | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 489 | 58 | 38 | 5 | 119 | 16 | 646 | 79 | ||
[edit] Honours
| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Brazil |
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| Men's Football | |||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
[edit] Club
- Palmeiras
- Brazilian League: 1993, 1994
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1993
- São Paulo State Championship: 1993, 1994
- Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07
- Spanish Super Cup: 1997, 2001, 2003
- UEFA Champions League: 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02
- European Super Cup: 2002
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
- Fenerbahce
- Turkish Super Cup: 2007
- UEFA Champions League: Quarter finals 2008
- Turkcell Super League 2007-08: Runner up
[edit] Country
- Brazil
- Copa América: 1997, 1999
- FIFA World Cup: 2002
- Confederations Cup 1997
- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1998 Runner up
[edit] References
- ^ "Roberto Carlos Turkish Football Federation info"
- ^ Player Page Profile - Roberto Carlos. fifaworldcup.yahoo.com (last update October 6, 2007). Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
- ^ "Fenerbahce seal Carlos deal"
- ^ The others are Paolo Maldini, Raúl, Oliver Kahn, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.
- ^ ESPNsoccernet.fr - France - L1 - Lyon et le cas Juninho
- ^ Source: "Roberto Carlos, Real Madrid's indefatigable full-back", FIFA.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRYYeEk5Eg
- ^ ["http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=967"]
- ^ Soccer: Roberto Carlos joins Fenerbahce - International Herald Tribune
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/braz-recintlp.html
[edit] External links
- Roberto Carlos: website oficial (Portuguese)
- Roberto Carlos FIFA competition record
- Sambafoot profile (Portuguese)
- Profile at fenerbahce.org (Turkish)
- Profile at TFF.org (Turkish)
- FootballDatabase provides Roberto Carlos's profile and stats
- Profile on transfermarkt.de
- Breakdown of the "impossible goal"
| Preceded by Roberto Ayala |
UEFA Champions League Best Defender 2001-02, 2002-03 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Carvalho |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Silva, Roberto Carlos da |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carlos, Roberto |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973-4-10 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Garça, São Paulo, Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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