Roberto Carlos da Silva

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Roberto Carlos

Full name	Roberto Carlos da Silva
Date of birth	April 10, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Garça, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left wingback
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	3
Youth clubs
1990-1992	União São João
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-2007	Palmeiras Internazionale Real Madrid	68 (5) 30 (5) 364 (45)
National team²
1992-2006	Brazil	125 (29)^[1]
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 11, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 11, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Roberto Carlos, full name Roberto Carlos da Silva (born April 10, 1973, Garça, São Paulo), is a Brazilian-Spanish football wingback who has played for Real Madrid since 1996. He has been 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. He is one of only five players to have played more than 100 matches in the Champions League as of March 2007.^[2]

Roberto Carlos is known for his trademark powerful free kicks. He is also known for his speed and his aggressiveness at joining the offense, often leading counter attacks from the back of the field. He is regarded as one of the best full backs of all time. 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.

1 Club career
2 National team
3 Personal life
4 Statistics
5 Honours
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Club career

He played for Palmeiras and Inter Milan, before settling with Real Madrid in 1996, making him the team's longest serving foreign player.

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, opening up one of the club's allowed three slots for non-EU players and enabling Real to sign fellow Brazilian star Robinho.

During the 2005-06 season, there was news of the possibility of Roberto Carlos leaving Madrid, after which he was linked to several clubs, most notably Chelsea^[3] and Fenerbahçe^[4].

On March 9, 2007, he announced his decision to not renew his contract with Real Madrid.

[edit] National team

He has amassed 125 caps, scoring 29 goals for the Brazilian national team.

[edit] Beginnings

He was a member of Brazil's team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. His debut was against the United States on February 26, 1992. In June 1997, he scored a spectacular 37-yard free kick against France at the Tournoi de France, when the ball seemed to be heading wide off the leftmost man in the French wall, Didier Deschamps, before taking a devastating left swerve, leaving goalkeeper Fabien Barthez stunned.^[5]

[edit] 1998 FIFA World Cup

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in France, Roberto Carlos played 7 matches, including the final against France at the Stade de France, but he didn't score any goals.

[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup

In Korea and Japan, Roberto Carlos also played 7 matches, scoring a goal against China in the 4-0 win and was a starter in the final against Germany.

[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup

After the elimination by France in the quarterfinal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he announced his retirement from international football. He was severely criticised by the press and the general public for his performance in the Cup, especially for failing to mark French striker Thierry Henry in the free kick crossed by Zinedine Zidane that was scored by Henry and ultimately led to Brazil's demise.

[edit] Personal life

On June 24, 2005, Carlos was robbed by two gunmen while doing a live radio interview in the back seat of his car. However, the thieves did not harm him, merely taking his watch and the interviewer's cellular phone.

[edit] Statistics

As of 11 March 2006

**All-Time Club Performance**
Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Palmeiras	1993	20	1	-	-	-	-	20	1
	1994	24	2	-	-	-	-	24	2
	1995	24	2	-	-	-	-	24	2
	Total	68	5	-	-	-	-	68	5
Inter Milan	95-96	30	5	2	1	2	1	34	7
Inter Milan	Total	30	5	2	1	2	1	34	7
Real Madrid	96-97	37	5	5	0	0	0	42	5
	97-98	35	4	1	1	9	2	45	7
	98-99	35	5	4	0	8	0	47	5
	99-00	35	4	3	0	17	3	55	7
	00-01	36	5	0	0	14	4	50	9
	01-02	31	2	6	1	13	2	50	5
	02-03	37	5	1	0	15	1	53	6
	03-04	32	5	7	1	8	2	47	8
	04-05	34	3	2	0	10	1	46	4
	05-06	35	5	3	1	7	0	45	6
	06-07	17	2	1	0	8	0	26	2
	Total	364	45	33	4	109	15	506	64
Career Totals		462	55	35	5	111	16	608	76

[edit] Honours

Competitor for Brazil
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

[edit] With Brazil national team

Copa América: 2

1997, 1999.

FIFA World Cup: 1

2002.

[edit] With Palmeiras

Brazilian League: 1

1993.

[edit] With Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League: 3

1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02.

La Liga Titles: 3

1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03,

Spanish Super Cup: 3

1997, 2001, 2003.

Intercontinental Cup: 2

1998, 2002.

European Super Cup: 1

2002.

[edit] References

^ Player Page Profile - Roberto Carlos. fifaworldcup.yahoo.com (last update July 1, 2006). Retrieved on October 17, 2006.
^ The others are Paolo Maldini, Raúl, Oliver Kahn and David Beckham.
^ "Mourinho keen to bring in Roberto Carlos"
^ "Roberto Carlos ready for Turkey move"
^ Roberto Carlos Free Kick (Brazil vs France) at Google Video

[edit] External links

Roberto Carlos: website oficial (in Portuguese)
FootballDatabase provides Roberto Carlos's profile and stats
Profile for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
Profile at Real Madrid. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
Free Kick Compilation. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
Roberto Carlos Top 10 Goals. Retrieved on June 19, 2006.

Preceded by Roberto Ayala	UEFA Champions League Best Defender 2001-02, 2002-03	Succeeded by Ricardo Carvalho

	Brazil squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Taffarel \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Aldair \| 4 Júnior Baiano \| 5 César Sampaio \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Giovanni \| 8 Dunga \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Rivaldo \| 11 Emerson \| 12 Carlos Germano \| 13 Zé Carlos \| 14 Gonçalves \| 15 André Cruz \| 16 Zé Roberto \| 17 Doriva \| 18 Leonardo \| 19 Denílson \| 20 Bebeto \| 21 Edmundo \| 22 Dida \| Coach: Zagallo

	Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Champions (5th Title)
1 Marcos \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Lúcio \| 4 Roque Júnior \| 5 Edmílson \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Ricardinho \| 8 Gilberto Silva \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Rivaldo \| 11 Ronaldinho \| 12 Dida \| 13 Belletti \| 14 Anderson Polga \| 15 Kléberson \| 16 Júnior \| 17 Denílson \| 18 Vampeta \| 19 Juninho \| 20 Edílson \| 21 Luizão \| 22 Rogério Ceni \| 23 Kaká \| Coach: Scolari

	Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Dida \| 2 Cafu \| 3 Lúcio \| 4 Juan \| 5 Emerson \| 6 Roberto Carlos \| 7 Adriano \| 8 Kaká \| 9 Ronaldo \| 10 Ronaldinho \| 11 Zé Roberto \| 12 Rogério Ceni \| 13 Cicinho \| 14 Luisão \| 15 Cris \| 16 Gilberto \| 17 Gilberto Silva \| 18 Mineiro \| 19 Juninho \| 20 Ricardinho \| 21 Fred \| 22 Júlio César \| 23 Robinho \| Coach: Parreira

Real Madrid - Current Squad
1 Casillas \| 2 Salgado \| 3 Roberto Carlos \| 4 Ramos \| 5 Cannavaro \| 6 Diarra \| 7 Raúl \| 8 Emerson \| 10 Robinho \| 11 Cicinho \| 12 Marcelo \| 13 López \| 14 Guti \| 15 Bravo \| 16 Gago \| 17 van Nistelrooy \| 18 Cassano \| 19 Reyes \| 20 Higuaín \| 21 Helguera \| 22 Pavón \| 23 Beckham \| 24 Mejía \| 25 Miñambres \| 26 Javi García \| 27 De la Red \| 36 Nieto \| 38 Torres \| 39 Valero \| Coach Capello

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