Carlos Fabián Maldonado Bineiro (born 30 July 1963) is a Uruguayan-born Venezuelan

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and former player who played as a

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. Maldonado was nicknamed "Carlitos" during his playing career.

Club career

Born in

Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coa ...

, Maldonado played professional football in Venezuela,

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and

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International career

He obtained a total number of 20 caps for the

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, scoring four goals. All his goals came at the

1989 Copa América The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Est ...

Personal life

He is the father of

Giancarlo Maldonado Giancarlo Gregorio Maldonado Marrero (; born 29 June 1982) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Portuguesa. Club career River Plate Maldonado began his footballing career i ...

, who also started a professional football career.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maldonado, Carlos 1963 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Fluminense FC players Caracas F.C. players Categoría Primera A players Venezuelan football managers Mineros de Guayana managers UA Maracaibo managers Deportivo Táchira F.C. managers Zulia F.C. managers Academia Puerto Cabello managers Aragua F.C. managers 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen Uruguayan emigrants to Venezuela