Roberto Carlos (footballer)

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Roberto Carlos
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha[1]
Date of birth April 10, 1973 (1973-04-10) (age 35)
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		 00? 0(?)
068 0(5)
030 0(5)
370 (65)
021 0(2)   
National team2
1992–2006 Brazil 125 (24)[2]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of October 6, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 6, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

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

As of 6 October 2007

Club Performance League Cup Continental Total
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 Flag of Brazil Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

[edit] Club

[edit] Country

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Roberto Carlos Turkish Football Federation info"
  2. ^ Player Page Profile - Roberto Carlos. fifaworldcup.yahoo.com (last update October 6, 2007). Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahce seal Carlos deal"
  4. ^ The others are Paolo Maldini, Raúl, Oliver Kahn, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.
  5. ^ ESPNsoccernet.fr - France - L1 - Lyon et le cas Juninho
  6. ^ Source: "Roberto Carlos, Real Madrid's indefatigable full-back", FIFA.
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRYYeEk5Eg
  8. ^ ["http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/detay.asp?ContentID=967"]
  9. ^ Soccer: Roberto Carlos joins Fenerbahce - International Herald Tribune
  10. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/braz-recintlp.html

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Roberto Ayala		 UEFA Champions League Best Defender
2001-02, 2002-03		 Succeeded by
Ricardo Carvalho
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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
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Brazil squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Winners (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
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Brazil squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
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
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Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad

1 Volkan D. • 2 Lugano • 3 Roberto Carlos • 4 Appiah • 5 Yasin • 6 Wederson • 7 Kemal • 8 Kâzım Kâzım • 9 Kežman • 15 M. Aurélio • 17 C. Arat • 18 A. Bilgin • 19 Önder • 20 Alex • 21 Selçuk • 22 Serdar • 23 Semih • 24 Deniz • 25 U. Boral • 32 Gürhan • 33 Maldonado • 36 Edu Dracena • 38 I. Parlak • 77 Gökhan • 88 Volkan B. • 89 Mert • 99 Deivid •

Manager: vacant



Persondata
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
PLACE OF DEATH