Roberto Carlos (footballer)

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Not to be confused with Roberto Carlos (Spanish footballer).
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), more commonly known simply as Roberto
Carlos, is a retired Brazilianfootballer and current manager of Turkish league club Akhisar
Belediyespor. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a leftback and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game".
[3]

He was nicknamed el hombre bala ("the bullet man") due to his powerful bending free kicks,
which have been measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h).[4] He is also known for his
stamina, running speed, technical skills, crossing ability,[5] long throw ins and 24-inch (61 cm)
thighs.[4] In 1997 he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Considered one of the
best left backs in history, he was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was
named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[6][7]
Roberto Carlos started playing for Brazil in 1992 and was a member of the Seleo in
three World Cups, helping the team reachthe final in 1998 and win the 2002 tournament. He was
named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.
At club level he joined Real Madrid in 1996 where he spent eleven hugely successful
seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions, scoring 71 goals. At Real he won
four La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times. In April 2013, he was
named by Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history".[8] In
August 2012, he announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. [9] Carlos took up
management and was named as the head coach of Sivasspor in the Turkish Sper Lig in
June 2013.[10] He resigned as head coach in December 2014 after a succession of poor
results.[11] In January 2015 he was appointed as manager of Akhisar Belediyespor.

Roberto Carlos (footballer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other people named Roberto Carlos, see Roberto Carlos.

Not to be confused with Roberto Carlos (Spanish footballer).

Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos in 2007

Personal information
Full name

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha[1]

Date of birth

10 April 1973 (age 41)

Place of birth

Gara, So Paulo, Brazil

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]

Playing position

Left-back

Club information
Current team

Akhisar Belediyespor

Senior career*
Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

19911993

Unio So Joo

19931995

Palmeiras

44

(3)

19951996

Internazionale

30

(5)

19962007

Real Madrid

370

(47)

20072009

Fenerbahe

65

(6)

20102011

Corinthians

35

(1)

20112012

Anzhi Makhachkala

29

(4)

573

(65)

125

(11)

Total

National team
19922006[2]

Brazil

Teams managed
2011

Anzhi Makhachkala (Assistant)

20132014

Sivasspor

2015

Akhisar Belediyespor

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic

league only.
Appearances (Goals).

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), more commonly known simply as Roberto
Carlos, is a retired Brazilianfootballer and current manager of Turkish league club Akhisar

Belediyespor. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a leftback and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game".
[3]

He was nicknamed el hombre bala ("the bullet man") due to his powerful bending free kicks,
which have been measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h).[4] He is also known for his
stamina, running speed, technical skills, crossing ability,[5] long throw ins and 24-inch (61 cm)
thighs.[4] In 1997 he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Considered one of the
best left backs in history, he was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was
named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[6][7]
Roberto Carlos started playing for Brazil in 1992 and was a member of the Seleo in
three World Cups, helping the team reachthe final in 1998 and win the 2002 tournament. He was
named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.
At club level he joined Real Madrid in 1996 where he spent eleven hugely successful seasons,
playing 584 matches in all competitions, scoring 71 goals. At Real he won four La Liga titles and
the UEFA Champions League three times. In April 2013, he was named by Marca as a member
of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history".[8] In August 2012, he announced his
retirement from football at the age of 39.[9] Carlos took up management and was named as the
head coach of Sivasspor in the Turkish Sper Lig in June 2013.[10] He resigned as head coach in
December 2014 after a succession of poor results. [11] In January 2015 he was appointed as
manager of Akhisar Belediyespor.