Carlos Roberto de Carvalho, also known as Carlos Roberto (born 1 May 1948), is a former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and current Brazilian manager who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played as midfielder.

Career

Player

Carlos Roberto was a long-time professional soccer player He was first selected for the Brazil national football team at the age of 21. Although he was not selected to the squad for the

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...

finals, he was part of manager Zagallo's build-up to the finals. After Botafogo, he played for Santos,

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, Bangu and

CSA CSA may refer to: Arts and media * Canadian Screen Awards, annual awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television * Commission on Superhuman Activities, a fictional American government agency in Marvel Comics * Crime Syndicate of Amer ...

, where he finished his playing career.

Trainer

Carlos became the trainer for Al-Thai of Saudi Arabia. It was his first experience in the Middle East and he was very successful. He returned to Brazil to train America-MG. His international experience continued when he went to Asia to command the Thailand national team. He returned to Saudi Arabia to train Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) . Back in Minas Gerais he trained time to command Rio Branco. Then he went for the third time to Saudi Arabia, to train

Al-Ansar SC Al Ansar Football Club ( ar, نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit=The Supporters Sporting Club) is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Formed in 1951, the club did not win its ...

and later Al Shabab FC (Riyadh). Next he became manager for Alvinegro. Moving again, he worked in the

Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. On 4 March 2007, Carlos Robert became the manager of

America Football Club (RJ) America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier ...

. In 2008, he commanded the Madureira in the Carioca Championship, having left the position to work in the exterior. Carlos took charge of

Thailand Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

side Bangkok Glass in June 2009 as a technical director and in 2010 as a head coach. He took the head coaching job for

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...

after

René Desaeyere René Desaeyere (born 14 September 1947) is a Belgian former football player and former manager of Muangthong United. Career Desaeyere played for Beerschot, Daring Club Bruxelles, Royal Antwerp, R.W.D. Molenbeek, Berchem Sport and Dess ...

in January 2011. However, his Muangthong United lost on penalties to Indonesia's Sriwijaya in the

2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off Six teams, four from West Asia and two from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off. The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010. In order to create balance another d ...

, eliminating them from the tournament.

Honours

; Botafogo * Taça Guanabara: 2006 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

: 2006 ; Bangkok Glass * Singapore Cup:

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberto, Carlos 1948 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Thailand Brazilian expatriates in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Santos FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Fluminense FC players Bangu Atlético Clube players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube managers Madureira Esporte Clube managers Thailand national football team managers América Futebol Clube (MG) managers Thailand national under-17 football team managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Rio Branco Atlético Clube managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) managers Carlos Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos Roberto Al-Tai FC managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)