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

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er.

Club career

Born in

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, Jatobá initially played with Grêmio Maringá.Jatobá: Carlos Roberto Jatobá
at zerozero.pt However, it was during his spell at Pinheiros (PR) that he became noticed (Pinheiros will join

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in December 1989, and form

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).JATOBÁ - Ex-zagueiro do Corinthians
at Terceiro tempo, by Rogério Micheletti He was declared the revelation of thechampionship and elected the best fourth defender of the

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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

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in 1989, and also

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, Latter played with

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in 1990. In the season 1990–91 he joined Serbian club

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along two other fellow Brazilians, Marquinhos 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

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. In 1992, he joined Atlético Paranaense 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 *

: 1984 ;Coritiba *

: 1989 ;Botafogo *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jatoba 1963 births Living people Footballers from Paraná (state) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's 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 men's footballers in Spain FK Spartak Subotica players Yugoslav First League players Expatriate men's footballers in Yugoslavia K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen