Carlos Alberto at practice with Werder in 2007
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Atlético Paranaense | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Fluminense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Fluminense | 43 | (5) |
2004–2005 | Porto | 22 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Corinthians | 47 | (10) |
2007 | → Fluminense (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Werder Bremen | 2 | (0) |
2008 | → São Paulo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Botafogo (loan) | 23 | (6) |
2009–2010 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 26 | (9) |
2010–2013 | Vasco da Gama | 39 | (3) |
2011 | → Grêmio (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2011 | → Bahia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2014 | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Botafogo | 13 | (0) |
2015 | Al Dhafra | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Figueirense | 22 | (6) |
2017– | Atlético Paranaense | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2005 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2017 |
Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984) commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, but who can also play as a second striker. He currently plays for Atlético Paranaense. He is known for his technique, dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness.
Carlos Alberto started his career with Fluminense, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on to FC Porto under coach José Mourinho in January 2004. There, he won the Portuguese Championship and the UEFA Champions League, where he scored the first goal in the 3–0 win over AS Monaco.
In the beginning of 2005, he moved to Corinthians who signed a partnership with MSI, where he won the Brasileirão in 2005 being one of the major players of the team. In 2006 Corinthians did poorly in all competitions and Carlos Alberto lost a lot of room in the team and after a long fight with Corinthians manager, Emerson Leão, which peaked at a Copa Sul-Americana game against Club Atlético Lanús. He stated he would never again play in Corinthians as long as Leão remained as manager. He was loaned out to Fluminense from January to December 2007, being the team captain in their Copa do Brasil title.