Carlos Fernandes (footballer, born 1979)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Caála | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Vilafranquense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Vilafranquense | 65 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Campomaiorense | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Amora | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Felgueiras | 33 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Boavista | 33 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Steaua Bucureşti | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Boavista | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Foolad (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Foolad | 29 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Rio Ave | 28 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bucaspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | Feirense | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Moreirense | 16 | (0) |
| 2015– | Caála | 28 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Angola | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2012 |
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Carlos Alberto Fernandes (born 8 December 1979), known simply as Carlos, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for C.R. Caála as a goalkeeper.
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Carlos started his career as a striker, subsequently moving into goalkeeper upon replacing an injured teammate. He started playing professionally with lowly U.D. Vilafranquense, having a short stint with S.C. Campomaiorense in the second division afterwards.
Carlos then returned to the lower leagues, with Amora FC. After a string of good performances with F.C. Felgueiras in the second level (sharing teams with Marcelo Moretto, later of S.L. Benfica), he signed with Primeira Liga's Boavista F.C. for the 2004–05 season.
At Boavista, Carlos was initially second-choice behind veteran William Andem, but eventually gained starting honors. This prompted a January 2006 move to Romania's FC Steaua Bucureşti, thus becoming the first Portuguese player to have played in the country's Liga I. Shortly after his arrival, he lost the confidence of fans and general manager Mihai Stoica alike, with the latter declaring at a TV show that the player, although greatly underachieving, had been put under immense pressure due to the fact of being the team's only foreigner; he was released and rejoined Boavista on 30 May 2007, having previously trained for a time with Charlton Athletic to remain fit.
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