Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Corinthians | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2014 | Sochaux | 129 | (2) |
| 2014– | APOEL | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carlos Roberto da Cruz Junior, or simply Carlão (born 19 January 1986 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian central defender who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.
Career
Corinthians
Carlão started his career with Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians where he played a total of 24 games, and scored 3 goals.
Sochaux
In July 2008, Carlão was transferred from Corinthians to the French Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, after completing a deal worth €800,000.[1] He played for Sochaux from 2008 until 2014, appearing in 128 matches and scoring 1 goal.
APOEL
On 19 June 2014, after six French Ligue 1 seasons, he signed a two-year contract with APOEL from Cyprus.[2] He made his APOEL debut against HJK Helsinki at Sonera Stadium on 30 July 2014, in a 2–2 first leg draw for the third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[3] Carlão appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign[4] and following his impressive performance at Camp Nou against FC Barcelona[5] for the first week of the group stage, he was included in UEFA.com's team of the week as the best central defender. [6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 129 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 145 | 2 | |||
| APOEL | 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Includes Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
Honours
- São Paulo's Cup (U-20): 2005
References
- ↑ "OFFICIAL, Sochaux signed Carlao". transfermarketweb.com. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Carlao" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL comeback halts ten-man HJK". UEFA. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL FC Squad". UEFA. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "Piqué the head boy as Barça edge past APOEL". UEFA. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA.com's team of the week". UEFA. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 profile". Ligue1. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- APOEL official profile
- Carlos Roberto da Cruz Júnior profile at Soccerway
- Profile and stats at Zerozero
- Ligue 1 official profile and stats
- (Portuguese) globoesporte
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