Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984), commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired

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who played as an

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, but who could also play as a

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. He was known for his technique,

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ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness.

Career

Carlos Alberto started his career with

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, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on to FC Porto under coach José Mourinho in January 2004. There, he won the

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and the

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, where he scored the first goal in the 3–0 win over

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in the final match. In the beginning of 2005, he moved to

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who signed a partnership with MSI, where he won the Brasileirão in 2005 being one of the major players of the team. In 2006 Corinthians did poorly in all competitions and Carlos Alberto lost a lot of room in the team and after a long fight with Corinthians manager

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, which peaked at a Copa Sul-Americana game against

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. He stated he would never again play in

as long as Leão remained as manager. He was loaned out to Fluminense from January to December 2007, being the team captain in their

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title. He joined

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in July 2007 with a deal of reported €7.8m which was a club record. He signed a four-year contract. The move did not work out for either club or player however, as he suffered with

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, and returned to Brazil on numerous loan spells. In January 2008 he was loaned out to

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but he was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons in April 2008 three months before his contract ended. In May 2008, he signed another loan contract with

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until June 2009 but on 12 November 2008, he left the club because of outstanding salary payments. On 7 January 2009, he was loaned out yet again, this time to

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for 6 months until 30 June 2009. Later he signed for another year on loan with Vasco da Gama. In June 2010 his contract with Werder Bremen was mutually terminated. He signed a three-year contract with Vasco da Gama until June 2013. On 14 January 2015, Carlos Alberto joined Emirati club Al Dhafra on a one-year contract. 15 days later, however, the move collapsed and he returned to Brazil. On 24 April 2015, he joined

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along with Felipe. On 13 January 2017, he signed a one-year contract with

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. In 2019, after being without a club for a year, Carlos Alberto joined Boavista playing in the Campeonato Carioca. In June 2019, he announced his retirement.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Fluminense * Campeonato Carioca: 2002 *

: 2007 Porto * Primeira Liga: 2003–04 *

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: 2004 *

: 2003–04 * Intercontinental Cup: 2004 Corinthians * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005 Vasco da Gama * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009 Individual * Carioca Team of the Year: 2009

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