Carlos Pereira Rodrigues (born 5 December 1981), known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Carlitos was born in Cantanhede,

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. He began playing football with local amateurs

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, signing in 2001 with

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in the

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, where he eventually gained club captaincy. In the 2005–06 season, both Naval and the player made their debut in the

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. Carlitos' first game was a home fixture against

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, and he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 defeat.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlitos 1981 births Living people People from Cantanhede, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Coimbra District Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players S.C. Farense players