João Carlos Pinto Chaves (born 1 January 1982), known as just João Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, João Carlos has played professionally in Brazil, Bulgaria, Belgium and Russia for

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CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...

Genk Genk () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. I ...

and

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

Honours

Genk *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2009 Belgian Cup Final, 2008–09

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João Carlos
at ZeroZero 1982 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers CR Vasco da Gama players PFC CSKA Sofia players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players K.R.C. Genk players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Spartak Moscow players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Belgian Pro League players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club players Men's association football defenders UAE Pro League players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub