Edcarlos

Edcarlos
Personal information
Full nameEdcarlos Conceição Santos
Date of birthMay 10, 1985
Place of birthSalvador, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number15
Youth career
2001–2002São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2007São Paulo67(2)
2007–2009Benfica16(0)
2008–2009→ Fluminense (loan)24(1)
2010–2011Cruz Azul9(1)
2010–2011→ Cruzerio (loan)24(1)
2011Grêmio12(1)
2012Sport19(0)
2013Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma17(0)
2014–Atlético Mineiro17(0)
National team
2003–2005Brazil U2014(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Edcarlos Conceição Santos (born May 10, 1985 in Salvador, Bahia), known simply as Edcarlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a central defender.

Club career

Edcarlos comes from the youth of Sao Paulo. In 2004, he joined the first team of the club, being part of the historic 2005 team that conquered the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa Libertadores and then the FIFA Club World Cup. He played the two games at the Club World Cup, helping São Paulo win the title for the first time in the club's history.[1][2] The following year, he helped the team win their first Campeonato Brasileiro since 1991.

In 2007, he moved to Europe and signed with the Portuguese club Benfica in August 2007 for €1.8M.[3] Under coach José Antonio Camacho he was a regular player and played among other things in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup, partnering with Luisão, due to David Luiz injury. However his performances were subpar and he moved on loan the following year, returning to his native Brazil, to Fluminense.[4] After good performances in the first six months, he gradually lost his place, after getting less and less games.[5]

In January 2010 he was sold to the Mexican club Cruz Azul for €1.3M.[6] In July 2010, he returned to Brazil, being loaned to Cruzeiro,[7] moving later to Grémio in August 2011.[8]

International career

Edcarlos played for Brazil in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in the Netherlands.

Honours

São Paulo
Cruzeiro
Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ "Sao Paulo FC - Liverpool". FIFA.com.
  2. ↑ "Al Ittihad (Jeddah) - Sao Paulo FC". FIFA.com.
  3. ↑ "Edcarlos thrilled to join Benfica". UEFA.com. 29 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Edcarlos emprestado ao Fluminense". expresso.sapo.pt. 29 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Benfica: Edcarlos não continua no Fluminense e vai ser vendido". Maisfutebol. 30 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Edcarlos assina pelo Cruz Azul". Record. 9 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Registrado na CBF, Edcarlos já pode reforçar o Cruzeiro no clássico". esporte.uol.com.br. 29 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Grêmio anuncia contratação do zagueiro Edcarlos". globoesporte. 9 August 2011.

External links