Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper)

Carlos

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Fernandes
Date of birth	(1979-12-08) 8 December 1979
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
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	10	(0)
International career‡
2009–2012	Angola	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2012

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.

Club career

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Carlos started his career as a forward, subsequently moving into goalkeeper upon replacing an injured teammate. He started playing professionally with lowly UD Vilafranquense, having a short stint with S.C. Campomaiorense in the second division afterwards.

Carlos then returned to the lower leagues, with Amora F.C. but, after a string of good performances with F.C. Felgueiras in the second level (sharing teams with Marcelo Moretto, later of S.L. Benfica), moved to top flight's Boavista F.C. for the 2004–05 season.

At Boavista Fernandes 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 top flight). 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.

In the 2007–08 campaign, after losing first-choice status to Liechtensteiner Peter Jehle, Carlos was loaned to Foolad F.C. in January 2008, with the move being made permanent the following season – the Iran Pro League club was coached by compatriot Augusto Inácio.

After spending one year in Iran, Carlos moved back to Portugal in the summer of 2009, joining Rio Ave FC. He only missed two league games as the Vila do Conde side retained its top division status.

International career

Through his grandmother, Carlos chose to represent Angola at international level, the first cap coming in 2009 at nearly 30 years of age. He represented his adopted nation at the following year's Africa Cup of Nations, played on home soil.

Carlos was also the starter in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, participating in the first two games but missing the third due to yellow card accumulation, as the Palancas Negras exited in the group stage.

External links

• Carlos Fernandes at footballzz.co.uk
• Carlos Fernandes profile at ForaDeJogo
• RomanianSoccer profile and stats
• Carlos Fernandes at National-Football-Teams.com
• Carlos Fernandes at Soccerway