Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sion | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | Arrentela | ||
| 2000–2001 | Amora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Amora | 34 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | Estoril | 72 | (13) |
| 2004–2007 | Benfica | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sion (loan) | 26 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Basel | 76 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Hannover | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Estoril | 44 | (4) |
| 2014– | Sion | 73 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2016. |
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Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia (born 6 September 1982), commonly known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Sion as a left winger.
In his country, he played mainly with Estoril, but also won one Primeira Liga championship with Benfica. He spent most of his career in Switzerland, with Sion and Basel.
Born in Lisbon, Carlitos started his professional career at Amora F.C. in 2000, at the early age of 17. Two years later he moved to neighbours G.D. Estoril Praia, helping it achieve promotion to the Primeira Liga in his second year.
Subsequently, Carlitos caught the eye of S.L. Benfica, which signed the player after the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Germany, where he appeared with Portugal. He helped Benfica conquer its first league title in 11 years, but could never break into the first team (ten games, nine as a reserve, none complete).
In January 2006, Carlitos was loaned out to Vitória de Setúbal, making a good impression in six months. In June he returned to Benfica, but was immediately loaned out again, this time to Swiss side FC Sion, teaming up with compatriot – of Benfica and FC Porto fame – João Manuel Pinto.
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