 Carlos Alberto training withWerder Bremen in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Bahia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Botafogo | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Figueirense | 22 | (6) |
| 2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (42) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984), commonly known as justCarlos Alberto, is a Brazilian footballpundit and retiredfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder, but who could also play as asecond striker. He was known for his technique,dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness.
Carlos Alberto started his career withFluminense, where he won theCampeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on toFC Porto under coachJosé Mourinho in January 2004. There, he won thePortuguese Championship and theUEFA Champions League, where he scored the first goal in the3–0 win overAS Monaco in thefinal match.[1]
In the beginning of 2005, he moved toCorinthians who signed a partnership withMSI, where he won theBrasileirão 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 managerEmerson Leão, which peaked at aCopa Sul-Americana game againstClub Atlético Lanús. He stated he would never again play inCorinthians as long as Leão remained as manager. He was loaned out to Fluminense from January to December 2007, being the team captain in theirCopa do Brasil title.
He joinedWerder Bremen in July 2007 with a deal of reported €7.8m which was a club record.[2][3] He signed a four-year contract. The move did not work out for either club or player however, as he suffered withinsomnia, and returned to Brazil on numerous loan spells.[4]
In January 2008 he was loaned out toSão Paulo but he was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons in April 2008 three months before his contract ended.[5] In May 2008, he signed another loan contract withBotafogo until June 2009[6] but on 12 November 2008, he left the club because of outstanding salary payments.[7] On 7 January 2009, he was loaned out yet again, this time toCR Vasco da Gama for 6 months until 30 June 2009.[8] Later he signed for another year on loan with Vasco da Gama.[9][10] In June 2010 his contract with Werder Bremen was mutually terminated. He signed a three-year contract with Vasco da Gama until June 2013.[11][12]
On 14 January 2015, Carlos Alberto joined Emirati clubAl Dhafra on a one-year contract.[13] 15 days later, however, the move collapsed and he returned to Brazil.[14]
On 24 April 2015, he joinedFigueirense along withFelipe.[15]
On 13 January 2017, he signed a one-year contract withAtlético Paranaense.[16]
In 2019, after being without a club for a year, Carlos Alberto joinedBoavista playing in theCampeonato Carioca.[17]
In June 2019, he announced his retirement.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2002 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Série A | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | ||
| Porto | 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |||
| Corinthians | 2005 | Série A | 30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 48 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Série A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 78 | 12 | |||
| Fluminense | 2007 | Série A | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| São Paulo | 2008 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Botafogo | 2008 | Série A | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 10 | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2009 | Série B | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 43 | 15 | ||
| 2010 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Série A | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Série A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 11 | — | 117 | 26 | |||
| Grêmio | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Bahia | 2011 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Goiás | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Botafogo | 2014 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Figueirense | 2015 | Série A | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Série A | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2017 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Boavista | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 42 | 36 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 446 | 76 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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Porto
Corinthians
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