Carlos Alberto (footballer, born 1978)

Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Júnior (born 24 January 1978 in Rio de Janeiro), or simply Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as defensive midfielder.

Carlos Alberto
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Júnior
Date of birth (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Joinville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Joinville
2001 Marcílio Dias
2002 Guarani-MG
2002–2003 Caxias-SC
2003–2007 Figueirense 106 (5)
2007–2010 Corinthians 23 (0)
2009–2010Atlético Mineiro (loan) 32 (2)
2010–2011 Goiás 49 (3)
2012–2013 Joinville
2013 Anápolis
2014–2015 Metropolitano
2015–2018 Brusque
2016Marcílio Dias (loan)
2019 Camboriú
International career
2003 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, using fake document to claim that he was born on 24 January 1983.[1] Because of this, he was banned for 360 days from football.[2]

Honours

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Brazil U20
Joinville
Caxias-SC
Figueirense
Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro
Brusque

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Vickery column". BBC Sport. 13 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Soccer - Brazilian player banned 360 days for age fraud". ESPN. 21 November 2006.
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