Carlos Roberto Rocha Gallo (born 4 March 1956), known as Carlos, is a Brazilian former

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er who played as a

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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and won a gold medal in

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Club career

In a club career which spanned from 1974 to 1993, Carlos Gallo played for Ponte Preta,

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Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

, Guarani,

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, Portuguesa and

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(1988–1989) in Turkey. He won two Brazilian Silver Ball Awards.

International career

At international level, Carlos Gallo played 44 matches for the Brazilian national team, between 1976 and June 1993, and was selected for the

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and

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tournaments, playing in the latter edition of the competition. He conceded only one goal in the five World Cup games Brazil played in 1986.

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Carlos
at CBF * * * 1956 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Association football goalkeepers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players 1987 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Brazil Süper Lig players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Malatyaspor footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Guarani FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub