Carlinhos (footballer, born 1987)

Carlinhos
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Andrade Souza
Date of birth	23 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Maringá
Youth career
2004	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2009	Santos
2008	→ Cruzeiro (loan)
2009	→ Mirassol (loan)
2010	Santo André
2010–2014	Fluminense
2015–2016	São Paulo
2017	Internacional
2018	Paysandu
2019	CSA
2021–	Maringá
International career
2007	Brazil U20
2006–2012	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Carlos Andrade Souza (born 23 January 1987), known as Carlinhos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Maringá.

Biography[edit]

Carlinhos started his career at Santos. His contract was due to expired in August 2008 but in June 2008 signed a new 3-year contract and joined Cruzeiro in a 6-month deal. In January 2009 he was signed by fellow São Paulo State club Mirassol in a 5-month loan. Carlinhos then sold to Brasa Futebol Clube for R$400,000 in 2009,^[1] a proxy club for third parties ownership. In December 2009 he was signed by Santo André in 1-year contract. In May 2010 Carlinhos was signed by Fluminense in 3-year deal.

National team[edit]

Carlinhos was called for Seleção for the first time in 2006, by Dunga, for a friendly against Switzerland. He returned to the national team six years later, in 2012, when, this time by Mano Menezes, was called up for Superclásico de las Américas.^[2] He made his debut for Brazil national football team on November 21, 2012, when Seleção won, after penalties, the title.

Additionally, Carlinhos was placed in the preliminary squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but eventually was not called for the final list of the tournament by coach Dunga.

Games for Brazilian team

	Date	Place	Result	Opponent	Goals	Competition
1.	21 November 2012	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina	1(4)–2(3)	Argentina	0	Superclásico de las Américas

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Santos

São Paulo State League: 2006, 2007

Fluminense

International[edit]

South American Championship (U 20): 2007
Superclásico de las Américas: 2012

Individual[edit]

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2012^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Relatorio da Administracao 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ Carlinhos comemora volta à seleção após seis anos e espera permanecer desta vez
^ "Conheça os grandes vencedores do futebol brasileiro" [Meet the big winners of Brazilian football] (in Portuguese). CBF. November 23, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

External links[edit]

(in Portuguese) santos.globo.com
(in Portuguese) CBF^{[permanent dead link]}
(in English) sambafoot^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Relatorio da Administracao 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

[2] Carlinhos comemora volta à seleção após seis anos e espera permanecer desta vez

[3] "Conheça os grandes vencedores do futebol brasileiro" [Meet the big winners of Brazilian football] (in Portuguese). CBF. November 23, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

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