Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Sion | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2000 | Arrentela | ||
2000–2001 | Amora | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Amora | 34 | (5) |
2002–2004 | Estoril | 72 | (13) |
2004–2007 | Benfica | 11 | (0) |
2006 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2006–2007 | → Sion (loan) | 26 | (8) |
2007–2010 | Basel | 76 | (11) |
2010–2012 | Hannover | 8 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Estoril | 44 | (4) |
2014– | Sion | 47 | (9) |
International career | |||
2003–2004 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2015 |
Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia[1] (born 6 September 1982), commonly known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Sion as a left winger.
In his country, he played mainly with Estoril, but also won one Primeira Liga championship with Benfica. He spent most of his career in Switzerland, with Sion and Basel.
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Football career
Early years / Benfica
Born in Lisbon, Carlitos started his professional career at Amora F.C. in 2000, at the early age of 17. Two years later he moved to neighbours G.D. Estoril Praia, helping it achieve promotion to the top division in his second year.
Subsequently Carlitos caught the eye of S.L. Benfica, which signed the player after the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Germany, where he appeared with Portugal. He helped Benfica conquer its first league title in 11 years, but could never break into the first team (ten games, nine as a reserve, none complete).
Switzerland
In January 2006 Carlitos was loaned out to Vitória de Setúbal, making a good impression in six months. In June he returned to Benfica, but was immediately loaned out again, this time to Swiss side FC Sion, teaming up with compatriot – of Benfica and F.C. Porto fame – João Manuel Pinto.
In July 2007 Carlitos was sold definitely but stayed in the country, moving to FC Basel for a fee of €1.5 million.[2][3] His official debut came on 22 July in a 1–0 win over FC Zürich at St. Jakob-Park, and he scored the club's 200th goal in European competition on 5 December, curling the ball into the back of the net from a free kick against SK Brann, also at home, which also meant that Basel qualified for the UEFA Cup's round-of-32.[4]
Carlitos was a very important offensive element in Basel's double during his debut campaign. On 17 August 2008 he netted twice in a 4–1 win over the team's greatest rivals, FC Zürich, at the Letzigrund.
Hannover
On 3 August 2010 Carlitos moved to Germany and its Bundesliga, signing with Hannover 96 for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his debut on the 21st, retiring injured after three minutes in an eventual 2–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]
Honours
- Estoril
- Benfica
- Vitória Setúbal
- Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2005–06
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Runner-up 2006
- Basel
References
- ↑ His surname is Alves Garcia, former from mother, latter from father.
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External links
- Swiss Football League profile (German)
- Carlitos at footballzz.co.uk
- Carlitos profile at ForaDeJogo
- kicker profile (German)
- Carlitos at Soccerway
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Amora F.C. players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Vitória F.C. players
- Swiss Super League players
- FC Sion players
- FC Basel players
- Bundesliga players
- Hannover 96 players
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Portuguese expatriates in Switzerland
- Portuguese expatriates in Germany