Roberto Carlos
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Full name | Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 April 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Garça, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | União São João | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | União São João | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Atlético Mineiro (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 |
Palmeiras | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Inter Milan | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2007 | Real Madrid | 370 | (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Fenerbahçe | 65 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Corinthians | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 |
Delhi Dynamos | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 593 | (69) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2006 | Brazil | 125 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Anzhi Makhachkala (coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Sivasspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 |
Akhisarspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Delhi Dynamos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), often known as Roberto Carlos and sometimes RC3[note 1], is a Brazilian former professional footballer.[4] He has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game",[5] and one of the greatest full-backs in history.[6][7][8] In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He is primarily known for his long career at Real Madrid and ever-presence in the Brazilian national team.
He started his career in Brazil as a
Roberto Carlos made his debut for the
He took up management and was named as the manager of
Club career
Early years
I owe all clubs for which I worked, even to my little
Atlético Mineiro, who gave me the opportunity to work on the team in 1992, a trip to the country. So I made a point to make it clear and I thank this important club for me to have opened the doors here in Europe.
—Roberto Carlos paying tribute in 2014 to the two Brazilian clubs whom he started his career with.[15]
Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for
In 1993, Roberto Carlos joined
.In an interview with
Real Madrid
Roberto Carlos joined
Roberto Carlos can cover the entire [left] wing all on his own.
—Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque on Roberto Carlos having the ability to defend and attack the left side of the field by himself.[28]
He won four
On the final day of the
In March 2007, in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich, Roberto Carlos failed to control the backpass when Madrid kicked off, allowing Bayern's Hasan Salihamidžić to steal the ball and feed to Roy Makaay, who scored the quickest goal in Champions League history at 10.12 seconds.[35] Roberto Carlos bore the brunt of criticism for that mistake which led to the team's elimination from the Champions League, and, on 9 March 2007, he announced he would leave Real Madrid upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2006–07 season.[36] His final goal for Real Madrid was a stoppage time winner against Recreativo de Huelva with three games remaining in the 2006–07 La Liga season.[37] The goal proved to be crucial to Real Madrid winning its 30th league title as they eventually finished level on points with Barcelona, becoming champions via the head-to-head rule. Madrid clinched La Liga in Roberto Carlos's final match, a 3–1 win over Mallorca at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[38]
Fenerbahçe
On 19 June 2007, Roberto Carlos signed a two-year contract (with one year optional) with the Turkish Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe; he was presented at the club's home ground, the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, in front of thousands of fans.[39][40] In the first official match he played with the team, Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Super Cup against Beşiktaş by a score of 2–1. During a league match against Sivasspor, he scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2007 from a diving header, which was only the third headed goal of his career. He was injured during the final period of the same season and missed the title race between Fenerbahçe and rivals Galatasaray.[41] His team eventually lost the title to their rivals, while guaranteeing a place for themselves in Champions League knockouts for the next season. He announced that he was unhappy about the final result and would do his best to carry the domestic trophy back to the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[42]
On 7 October 2009, Roberto Carlos announced that he would leave Fenerbahçe when his contract expired in December 2009. He offered to return to Real Madrid and play for free, though he also said return to the Brazilian domestic leagues was a possibility,[43] and announced his departure on 25 November. He made his last appearance for Fenerbahçe on 17 December, as a late substitute against Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Europa League.[44]
Corinthians
After 15 years away from Brazil, Roberto Carlos returned to his country in 2010 to play for Corinthians, joining his friend and former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo. On 4 June 2010, Roberto Carlos scored a goal against
Anzhi Makhachkala
On 12 February 2011, after being heavily linked with a move to
On 11 September 2011, Roberto Carlos scored his fourth goal in a 2–1 win over Volga Nizhny Novgorod. As of his first season for Anzhi, Roberto Carlos made 28 appearances and scored five goals. On 30 September, he became the caretaker coach of Anzhi following the sacking of Gadzhi Gadzhiyev, before Andrei Gordeyev assumed the role also in a caretaker capacity.[50] Roberto Carlos announced his plans to retire at the end of 2012, but continued to work behind the scenes at Anzhi.[51] In August 2012, Anzhi coach Guus Hiddink confirmed his retirement at a news conference in Moscow, also stating, "Roberto was a world class football player. Every master's career ends at some point."[13]
Racism in Russia
In March 2011, during a game away at
Delhi Dynamos
He ended his professional playing career with a spell as
International career
Roberto Carlos amassed 125 caps, scoring 11 goals for the Brazilian national team.[55] He represented Brazil at three FIFA World Cups, four Copa América tournaments, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games.
He is especially famous for a bending 40-yard
At the
Roberto Carlos's next international tournament was the 2006 World Cup. In July 2006, after Brazil's 1–0 defeat to France in the quarter-finals, he announced his retirement from the national team, saying, "I've stopped with the national team. It was my last game."[62] He said he no longer wanted to play for Brazil because of the criticism he faced from fans and Brazilian media for his failure to mark goalscorer Thierry Henry on France's winning goal.[63]
Upon signing with
Style of play
Tactically, Roberto Carlos started out playing football in Brazil as a forward – usually as a centre-forward or outside forward – but spent most of his career as defender, usually as a left-sided full-back or wing-back. In 2006, he was described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game", by John Carlin of The New York Times;[5][66][67] indeed, he was known for his forward surging runs throughout his career.[68] Roberto Carlos is also widely considered by several pundits as one of the best left backs in the history of the sport.[69][70][67][71][72] During his time at Inter, he was also used out of position as a winger in a 4–4–2 formation on occasion by manager Roy Hodgson, which had a negative impact on his performances, and often saw him caught out defensively;[20][73] in his later career with Anzhi Makhachkala, he was instead deployed as a defensive midfielder in a three-man midfield, in order to compensate for his loss of pace and physical decline due to his advancing age.[68]
Roberto Carlos was nicknamed El Hombre Bala ("The Bullet Man") throughout his career, due to his powerful
Media
Roberto Carlos has appeared in commercials for the sportswear company Nike.[87][88] In 1998, he starred in a Nike commercial set in an airport in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup alongside a number of stars from the Brazil national team, including Ronaldo and Romário.[87] In a Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Roberto Carlos starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside other star footballers, including Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and the Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament's "referee".[89][90]
Roberto Carlos has also starred in Pepsi commercials, including a 2002 World Cup Pepsi advertisement where he lined up alongside David Beckham, Raúl and Gianluigi Buffon in taking on a team of Sumo players.[91]
Roberto Carlos features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was selected to appear on the cover of FIFA Football 2003 alongside Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids.[92] He was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 15.[93] In 2015, the arcade game company Konami announced that Roberto Carlos would feature in their football video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 as one of the new myClub Legends.[94]
In 2016, Roberto Carlos launched a software called Ginga Scout that connects players with coaches across the globe.[95] In April 2018, Carlos was announced as ambassador of Morocco's candidature of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[96]
In June 2022, Roberto Carlos co-hosted (alongside Ronaldinho) an exhibition match in Miami including both current and retired players called "The Beautiful Game by R10 and RC3". Roberto Carlos' team won the match 12-10.[2][3] A rematch was held in Orlando on June 23, 2023, which was suspended after about an hour of game time due to rain and pitch invasions.[97] The score of the second match ended 4-3 for Ronaldinho's team.
Charity
On 16 June 2019, Roberto Carlos took part in Soccer Aid at Stamford Bridge, London.[98] He played for the World XI team which was captained by Usain Bolt and they beat the England XI on penalties.[99]
In 2019, Roberto Carlos became the global ambassador of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship. Carlos attended programme's Forum and awarded the winners.[100]
In January 2022, Bull In The Barne United, an English Sunday League pub team, won a raffle meaning that Roberto Carlos would play for them in a one-off friendly. The Shrewsbury-based side play in Division One of the Shrewsbury & District Sunday League and paid just £5 to enter the eBay raffle.[101] On 4 March 2022, Roberto Carlos made a goalscoring debut for Bull In The Barne United during a 4–3 defeat to Harlescott Rangers in a friendly match at Hanwood.[102]
On 23 February 2024, Roberto Carlos took part in the Match4Hope. He played for Team Chunkz, alongside Eden Hazard, David Villa, and various media personalities, against Team AboFlah.[103] Roberto Carlos played for the starting 8 minutes only, before being substituted.
Managerial career
Anzhi Makhachkala
Roberto Carlos had a brief spell as interim manager at Anzhi Makhachkala in early 2012. He later criticised the club upon resigning alongside manager Guus Hiddink.[104]
Sivasspor
Roberto Carlos was appointed manager of Turkish Süper Lig team Sivasspor in June 2013.[105] On 21 December 2014, he left the club following a defeat to İstanbul BB.[106]
Akhisarspor
On 2 January 2015, Carlos was appointed as manager of
Odisha
After finishing his season in Turkey, Roberto Carlos signed for
At the end of the season, it was announced that he would not return to Odisha in 2016.[110]
In addition, he has also played in some of the Odisha matches.[citation needed]
Doping accusations
In 2017, a report of investigative journalists of German broadcasting station ARD revealed doping practices in Brazil, including physician Júlio César Alves who claims to have treated Carlos for many years. Carlos denies the allegations.[111][112]
Personal life
Roberto Carlos was born in Garça, São Paulo, on 10 April 1973 to Oscar and Vera Lucia da Silva.[113]
On 24 June 2005, Roberto Carlos was robbed by two gunmen while doing a live radio interview. He was not hurt but they took his watch and the interviewer's cellular phone.[114]
On 2 August 2005, he was naturalised as a Spanish citizen. This proved important for Real Madrid, as it meant that he now counted as a European Union player, opening up one of the club's allowed three slots for non-EU players and enabling Real Madrid to sign fellow Brazilian Robinho.[115]
For his 38th birthday, it was reported that Anzhi Makhachkala owner Suleyman Kerimov bought him a Bugatti Veyron.[116]
Roberto Carlos has 11 children with 7 women.[117] In October 2017, he became a grandfather when his daughter Giovanna gave birth to a son.[118]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Club | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
União São João
|
1991 | Série B | – | – | – | 24[a] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||
1992 | Série B | 21 | 3 | – | – | 21[b] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |||
Total | 21 | 3 | – | – | 45 | 2 | 66 | 5 | ||||
Palmeiras
|
1993 | Série A | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 40[c][d] | 5[e] | 65 | 6 | |
1994 | Série A | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27[f] | 0 | 60 | 3 | |
1995 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 23[g] | 3 | 37 | 7 | |
Total | 44 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 90 | 8 | 162 | 16 | ||
Inter Milan | 1995–96 | Serie A | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 7 | |
Real Madrid | 1996–97 | La Liga | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 5 | ||
1997–98 | La Liga | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2[h] | 0 | 47 | 7 | |
1998–99 | La Liga | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
1999–2000 | La Liga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3[j] | 0 | 58 | 8 | |
2000–01 | La Liga | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2[k] | 1 | 52 | 10 | |
2001–02 | La Liga | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2[l] | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
2002–03 | La Liga | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2[m] | 1 | 55 | 7 | |
2003–04 | La Liga | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2[n] | 0 | 49 | 9 | |
2004–05 | La Liga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10[o] | 1 | – | 46 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | La Liga | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 45 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | La Liga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | ||
Total | 370 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 109 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 527 | 69 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2007–08 | Süper Lig | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1[p] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2008–09 | Süper Lig | 32 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | 50 | 7 | ||
2009–10 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 65 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 10 | ||
Corinthians | 2010 | Série A | 35 | 1 | – | 8 | 0 | 14[q] | 3 | 57 | 4 | |
2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3[r] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 61 | 5 | ||
Anzhi | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 5 | ||
Odisha | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 593 | 69 | 61 | 9 | 163 | 23 | 168 | 16 | 985 | 117 |
- ^ 1991 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ 1992 Campeonato Paulista
- 1993 Torneio Rio – São Paulo
- ^ 1993 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ 1993 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ 1994 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ 1995 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Supercopa de España
- ^ UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup
- ^ FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance, one goal in Intercontinental Cup
- ^ Supercopa de España
- ^ One appearance, one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- ^ Supercopa de España
- ^ Two appearances in 2004–05 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
- ^ Turkish Super Cup
- ^ 2010 Campeonato Paulista
- ^ 2011 Campeonato Paulista
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 1992 | 7 | 0 |
1993 | 5 | 0 | |
1994 | 7 | 0 | |
1995 | 13 | 1 | |
1996 | 4 | 0 | |
1997 | 18 | 2 | |
1998 | 10 | 0 | |
1999 | 13 | 2 | |
2000 | 9 | 0 | |
2001 | 7 | 1 | |
2002 | 11 | 1 | |
2003 | 5 | 1 | |
2004 | 12 | 0 | |
2005 | 9 | 3 | |
2006 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 125 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carlos goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 June 1995 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | Japan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Umbro Cup |
2 | 3 June 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | France | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1997 Tournoi de France |
3 | 8 June 1997 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | Italy | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1997 Tournoi de France |
4 | 26 June 1999 | Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil | Latvia | 2–0 | 3–0 | International friendly |
5 | 9 October 1999 | Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–2 | International friendly |
6 | 9 August 2001 | Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil | Panama | 5–0 | 5–0 | International friendly |
7 | 8 June 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea | China | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 12 October 2003 | Walkers Stadium , Leicester, England |
Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–0 | International friendly |
9 | 9 February 2005 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2005 Carlsberg Cup
|
10 | 8 June 2005 | El Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2006 World Cup qualifying |
11 | 12 October 2005 | Mangueirão, Belém, Brazil | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 World Cup qualifying |
Managerial statistics
- As of 20 December 2015
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Sivasspor | 3 June 2013 | 21 December 2014 | 59 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 90 | 94 | −4 | 38.98 |
Akhisar Belediyespor
|
11 January 2015 | 1 June 2015 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25.00 |
Odisha | 3 July 2015 | 20 December 2015 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 43.75 |
Career totals | 95 | 35 | 20 | 40 | 134 | 145 | −11 | 36.84 |
Honours
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1993, 1994
- Campeonato Paulista: 1993, 1994
- Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1993
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07
- 2003
- UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- UEFA Super Cup: 2002
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
Fenerbahçe
Brazil
- 1998
- Copa América: 1997, 1999; runner-up: 1995
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
- 1996
- Umbro Cup: 1995
- Lunar New Year Cup: 2005
- 1996 Summer Olympics: Bronze Medalist
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 1993, 1994, 2010
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 1997 (silver)
- ESM Team of the Year(7): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1998, 2002
- Trofeo EFE: 1997–98
- UEFA Club Defender of the Year: 2002, 2003
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2003
- Ballon d'Or: 2002 (runner-up)
- Golden Foot: 2008
- Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2009[126]
- ESPN World Team of the Decade: 2009[127]
- FIFA 100
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team (silver): 2020[129]
- 11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021[130]
- IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021[131]
- IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021[132]
See also
- List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with the most official appearances
- List of athletes who came out of retirement
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External links
- Fansite website (in Portuguese)
- Roberto Carlos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile on Anzhi Makhachkala's official website