Carlos Roberto Jatobá, known as Jatobá (born 2 January 1963) is a Brazilian retired footballer.

Club career

Born in Peabiru, Jatobá initially played with Grêmio Maringá.Jatobá: Carlos Roberto Jatobá
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in December 1989, and form

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

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at Terceiro tempo, by Rogério Micheletti He was declared the revelation of thechampionship and elected the best fourth defender of the Campeonato Paranaense and in September 1986

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brought him. and became part of what was known as the reactionary generation of Corinthians. In 1987–88 he joined recently promoted Spanish

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side

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but failed to make any appearance in the league. He returned to Brasil and played with

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

in 1989, and also

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, Latter played with América Mineiro in 1990. In the season 1990–91 he joined Serbian club FK Spartak Subotica along two other fellow Brazilians,

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and Oswaldo Monteiro, becoming the first Brazilians to play in the

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. Spartak was not performing as expected and after one league appearance Jatobá was back in Brasil joining Grêmio Catanduvense. But his return home was short, in 1991 he will be moving back to Europe again, this time to Belgium joining Lokeren. In 1992, he joined

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and played the following three years with them, except a half-season spell in 1993 with

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. After retiring, Jatobá became players agent and lives between

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and Europe. His niece Simone Jatobá also became a professional footballer.

Honors

;Pinheiros * Campeonato Paranaense: 1984 ;Coritiba * Campeonato Paranaense: 1989 ;Botafogo *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jatoba 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Grêmio de Esportes Maringá players Esporte Clube Pinheiros (PR) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Atlético Clube Goianiense players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Grêmio Catanduvense de Futebol players Club Athletico Paranaense players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players RC Celta de Vigo players Expatriate footballers in Spain FK Spartak Subotica players Yugoslav First League players Expatriate footballers in Yugoslavia K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Expatriate footballers in Belgium