Roberto Carlos (footballer)

In this name, the family name is Silva Rocha, not Carlos.
Not to be confused with Roberto Carlos (Spanish footballer).
Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos in 2007
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Carlos da Silva Rocha[1]
Date of birth10 April 1973
Place of birthGarça, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing positionLeft-back
Club information
Current team
Akhisar Belediyespor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1991–1993União São João
1993–1995Palmeiras44(3)
1995–1996Internazionale30(5)
1996–2007Real Madrid370(47)
2007–2009Fenerbahçe65(6)
2010–2011Corinthians35(1)
2011–2012Anzhi Makhachkala29(4)
Total573(65)
National team
1992–2006[2]Brazil125(11)
Teams managed
2011Anzhi Makhachkala (Assistant)
2013–2014Sivasspor
2015–Akhisar Belediyespor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), more commonly known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a retired Brazilian footballer and current manager of Turkish league club Akhisar Belediyespor. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left-back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game".[3]

He was nicknamed el hombre bala ("the bullet man") due to his powerful bending free kicks, which have been measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h).[4] He is also known for his stamina, running speed, technical skills, crossing ability,[5][6] long throw ins and 24-inch (61 cm) thighs.[4] In 1997 he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Considered one of the best left backs in history, he was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[7][8]

Roberto Carlos started playing for Brazil in 1992 and was a member of the Seleção in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in 1998 and win the 2002 tournament. He was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.

At club level he joined Real Madrid in 1996 where he spent eleven hugely successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions, scoring 71 goals. At Real he won four La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times. In April 2013, he was named by Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history".[9] In August 2012, he announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.[10] Carlos took up management and was named as the head coach of Sivasspor in the Turkish Süper Lig in June 2013.[11] He resigned as head coach in December 2014 after a succession of poor results.[12] In January 2015 he was appointed manager of Akhisar Belediyespor.

Biography

Roberto Carlos was born in the city of Garça, São Paulo, Brazil. Raised with no luxury, he had a poor childhood and used to spend his time between helping his parents in farm jobs, and playing with his friends after all his work duties were over. In 1981, Roberto Carlos moved with his family to Cordeirópolis.

On 24 June 2005, Carlos was robbed by two gunmen while doing a live radio interview. However, the thieves did not harm him, merely taking his watch and the interviewer's cellular phone.[13]

On 2 August 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. Roberto Carlos has a son named João Afonso. For his 38th birthday, it was reported that Anzhi Makhachkala owner, Suleyman Kerimov, bought him a Bugatti Veyron.[14]

Club career

Early years

Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for União São João, a football club based in Araras (São Paulo state). In 1992, despite playing at what was seen as a lesser club and only being 19 years old, he was called up for the Brazil national football team. In 1993, Carlos joined Palmeiras, where he played for two seasons, winning two consecutive Brazilian league titles. After almost signing for Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough side in 1995, Roberto Carlos chose a move to Internazionale, in the Serie A, playing one season for the Nerazzurri. He scored a 30-yard free-kick on his debut in a 1–0 win over Vicenza[15] but his season at Inter was unsuccessful, with the club finishing seventh in Serie A.

In an interview with FourFourTwo in a May 2005 issue, Carlos said that the then-coach of Inter, Roy Hodgson, wanted him to play as a winger, but Carlos wanted to play as a left back. Carlos spoke to Massimo Moratti (the owner of Internazionale) "to see if he could sort things out and it soon became clear that the only solution was to leave."[16]

Real Madrid

"Roberto Carlos can cover the entire [left] wing all on his own."

—Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque on Roberto Carlos having the ability to defend and attack the left side of the field by himself.[17]

Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid in the 1996 close season, where he was given the number 3 shirt and held the position as the team's first choice left-back from the 1996–97 season until the 2006–07 season. During his 11 seasons with Madrid he made 584 matches in all competitions, scoring 71 goals. He is Real Madrid's most capped foreign-born player in La Liga with 370 appearances, after breaking the previous record of 329 held by Alfredo di Stéfano in January 2006.[18] During his Real Madrid career, Carlos was, alongside AC Milan and Italy legend Paolo Maldini, considered the greatest left-back in the world.[19][20][21] As a high profile player and one of the most influential members of the team,[4] Carlos was considered one of Madrid's Galácticos during Florentino Pérez's first tenure as club president.[22]

He won four La Liga titles with Madrid, and played in the 1998, 2000 and 2002 UEFA Champions League finals, assisting Zinedine Zidane's 2002 winning goal, considered one of the greatest goals in Champions League history.[23][24] He was named as Club Defender of the Year and included in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2002 and 2003. In the later part of his Real Madrid career, Carlos was named as one of the club's "three captains" alongside Raúl and Guti.[25] Renowned for getting forward from his left-back position and scoring spectacular goals, in February 1998 he scored arguably his most memorable goal for Real Madrid with a bending volley struck with the outside of his left foot from near the sideline in a Copa del Rey match against CD Tenerife in what was described as an "impossible goal".[26]

"As well as being one of the best free kick takers ever, he [Roberto Carlos] is also one of the finest left backs ever. So important to all of Real Madrid’s Champions League wins."

—Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho.[27]

On the final day of the 2002–03 season, with Madrid needing to beat Athletic Club to overtake Real Sociedad and win their 29th La Liga title, Carlos scored from a free-kick in the second minute of first half stoppage time to put los Blancos 2–1 ahead.[28] The team eventually ran out 3–1 winners to wrap up the title.[28] On December 6, 2003, Carlos scored the opening goal for Madrid as they beat Barcelona in El Clásico at Camp Nou for the first time in a La Liga match in 20 years.[29]

In March 2007, in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich, Carlos failed to control the backpass when Madrid kicked off, allowing Bayern's Hasan Salihamidzic to steal the ball and feed to Roy Makaay who scored the quickest goal in Champions League history at 10.12 seconds.[30] Carlos bore the brunt of criticism for that mistake which led to the team's elimination from the Champions League, and on 9 March 2007, he announced he would leave Real Madrid upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2006–07 season.[31] His final goal for Real Madrid was a stoppage time winner against Recreativo de Huelva with three games remaining in the 2006–07 La Liga season.[32] The goal proved to be crucial to Real Madrid winning its 30th league title as they eventually finished level on points with Barcelona, becoming champions via the head-to-head rule. Madrid clinched La Liga in Carlos's final match, a 3–1 win over Real Mallorca at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.[33]

Fenerbahçe

On 19 June 2007, Roberto Carlos signed a two-year contract and one year optional with the Turkish Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe at the stadium in front of thousands of fans.[34][35] In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş by a score of two goals to one. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2007 on a diving header, which was only the third headed goal of his career. He was injured during the final period of the same season and missed the title race between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.[36] His team eventually lost the title to their rivals, while guaranteeing a place for themselves in Champions League knockouts for the next season. He announced that he was unhappy about the final result and would do his best to carry the domestic trophy back to the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[37]

On 7 October 2009, Roberto Carlos announced that he would leave Fenerbahçe when his contract expired in December 2009. He offered to return to Real Madrid and play for free, though he also said return to the Brazilian domestic leagues was a possibility,[38] and announced his departure on 25 November. He made his last appearance for Fenerbahçe on 17 December, as a late substitute against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.[39]

Corinthians

Roberto Carlos in Corinthians signing ceremony

After 15 years away from Brazil, Roberto Carlos returned to his country in 2010 to play for Corinthians. He joined his friend and former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo. On 4 June 2010, Roberto Carlos scored a goal against Internacional and helped Corinthians to move to the top of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A table. The Timão won the game with the score of 2–0.[40] On 16 January 2011, Roberto Carlos scored an impressive goal directly from a corner kick against Portuguesa. Concerned with his safety after being threatened by fans after the Copa Libertadores da América defeat to Tolima, Roberto Carlos requested his release by the club, and was promptly released by Corinthians.[41]

Anzhi Makhachkala

Roberto Carlos in August 2011

On 12 February 2011, Roberto Carlos signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala,[42] worth approximately €10 million.[43] Playing in a defensive midfield position, Carlos was named captain of Anzhi on 8 March 2011. On 25 April 2011, Roberto Carlos scored his first goal for Anzhi in a 2–2 draw with Dynamo Moscow, converting a 58th minute penalty.[44] On 30 April 2011, Roberto Carlos scored his second goal, converting a penalty in a 1–0 win over FC Rostov. On 10 June 2011, Roberto Carlos then scored his third goal on a 20th minute in a 2–0 win over Spartak Nalchik. On 11 September 2011, Roberto Carlos scored his fourth goal in a 2–1 win over Volga. As of his first season for Anzhi, Roberto Carlos made 28 appearances and scored five goals. On 30 September 2011, Carlos became the caretaker coach of Anzhi following the sacking of Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, before Andrei Gordeyev assumed the role also in a caretaker capacity.<ref name="Coaches and staff, Official site of FC "Anji"">"Coaches and staff". Fc-anji.ru. Retrieved 1 May 2012.</ref> Roberto Carlos announced his plans to retire at the end of 2012, but to continued to work behind the scenes at Anzhi.[45] In August 2012, Anzhi coach Guus Hiddink confirmed his retirement at a news conference in Moscow, and stated; "Roberto was a world class football player. Every master's career ends at some point."[10]

Racism in Russia

On March 2011, during a game away at Zenit Saint Petersburg, a banana was held near Carlos by one of the fans as the footballer was taking part in a flag-raising ceremony.[46] In June, in a match away at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Roberto Carlos received a pass from the goalkeeper and was about to pass it when a banana was thrown onto the pitch, landing nearby. The 38-year-old Brazilian picked it up and threw it by the sidelines, walking off the field before the final whistle and raising two fingers at the stands, indicating this was the second such incident since March.[47]

International career

Roberto Carlos in 2006 with the Brazil national football team

Roberto Carlos amassed 125 caps, scoring 11 goals[48] for the Brazilian national team. He represented Brazil at three FIFA World Cups, four Copa América tournaments, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games.

He is especially famous for a free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997 on 3 June 1997. He shot from 35 m (115 ft) from the centre-right channel with his left foot, and scored. The ball curled so much that the ball boy 10 yards to the right ducked instinctively, thinking that the ball would hit him. Instead, it eventually curled back on target, much to the surprise of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, who just stood in place. That particular attempt is considered by some to be the greatest free kick of all time.[49] In 2010, a team of French scientists produced a paper explaining the trajectory of the ball.[50]

Roberto Carlos's famous 'banana shot' against France in 1997 Tournoi de France

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he played seven matches, including the final loss to France. After a qualifying game for the 2002 World Cup, Paraguay goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert spat on Roberto Carlos, an action which caused FIFA to give Chilavert a three-match suspension and forced him to watch the first game of the World Cup from the stands. Roberto Carlos also played six matches in the finals, scoring a goal from a free kick against China. He also was a starter in the final against Germany, with Brazil winning 2–0. After the tournament Carlos was also included in the World Cup All-Star Team.[51]

Roberto Carlos' next international tournament was 2006 World Cup. In July 2006, after Brazil's 1–0 defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals, Roberto Carlos announced his retirement from the national team, saying, "I've stopped with the national team. It was my last game."[52] He said he no longer wanted to play for Brazil because of the criticism he faced from fans and Brazilian media for his failure to mark goalscorer Thierry Henry on France's winning goal.[53]

Upon signing with Corinthians in January 2010, Roberto Carlos told TV Globo that he hoped to play at the 2010 World Cup and believed his return to Brazilian football may help him return to the national team, as manager Dunga had yet to settle on a left back.[53] However, he was left off the 30-man provisional squad that was submitted to FIFA on 11 May 2010, along with Ronaldinho and Ronaldo.[54] Despite his deep desire to do so, Roberto Carlos was not named in Coach Dunga's final squad of 23 for the Brazilian squad in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. Instead, Brazil newcomer Michel Bastos earned a spot for the left wingback position.[55]

International goals

Media

Roberto Carlos has appeared in commercials for the American sportswear company Nike.[56][57] In 1998 he starred in a Nike commercial set in an airport in the build up to the 1998 World Cup, with a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Romário.[56]

In a worldwide Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Roberto Carlos starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament "referee".[58][59]

Roberto Carlos has also starred in Pepsi commercials, including a 2002 World Cup Pepsi advertisement where he lined up alongside players including David Beckham, Raúl and Gianluigi Buffon in taking on a team of Sumo players.[60]

Roberto Carlos features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was selected to appear on the cover of FIFA Football 2003 alongside Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids.[61] He was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 15.[62]

Managerial career

Anzhi Makhachkala

Roberto Carlos in 2012

Roberto Carlos had a brief spell as interim manager at Anzhi Makhachkala in early 2012. He later criticised the club upon resigning alongside manager Guus Hiddink.[63]

Sivasspor

Roberto Carlos was appointed manager of Turkish Super Lig team Sivasspor in June 2013.[64] On 21 December, 2014, he left the club following a defeat to Istanbul BB.[65]

Akhisar Belediyespor

On 2 January 2015 Roberto Carlos was appointed as manager of Akhisar Belediyespor.[66]

Career statistics

Club

[1][67][68][69][70][71]

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
1993PalmeirasSérie A20150–3211
19942423061333
1995004193134
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1995–96InternazionaleSerie A3052121347
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
1996–97Real MadridLa Liga37550–425
1997–983541192457
1998–993554080475
1999-0035430174558
2000–0136500144509
2001–0231361132506
2002–0337510151536
2003–043257182478
2004–0534320101464
2005–063553170456
2006–072331080323
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Europe Total
2007–08FenerbahçeSüper Lig2223090342
2008–0932482101507
2009–101100081191
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2010CorinthiansSérie A351–8057242
201100–104313
Russia League Russian Cup Europe Total
2011–12AnzhiRussian Premier League29431–325
Total Brazil 79412124413913
Italy 3052121347
Spain 370473341091651267
Turkey 65611227210310
Russia 29431—325
Career total 5736661916223820102

1includes 7 matches and 0 goals in 1993 Torneio Rio – São Paulo.

2includes 14 matches and 3 goals in 2010 Campeonato Paulista.

3includes 3 matches and 1 goal in 2011 Campeonato Paulista.

International

[72]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
199270
199350
199470
1995131
199640
1997182
1998100
1999132
200090
200171
2002111
200351
2004120
200593
200660
Total12511

Managerial statistics

As of 30 May 2014
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Turkey Sivasspor 2013 2014 60 23 9 28 38.33
Turkey Akhisar Belediyespor 2015 Present 0 0 0 0 —
Total 60 23 9 28 38.33

Honours

Palmeiras
Real Madrid
Fenerbahçe
Brazil
Individual

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