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- Birth nameRoberto Carlos da Silva
- Height5′ 4¼″ (1.63 m)
- Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left-back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game".A free kick specialist throughout his career, his bending shots have measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h). In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Widely considered one of the greatest left backs in history, in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Honours: FIFA World Cup, 3x UEFA Champions League, FIFA Confederations Cup- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao - Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game", and one of the greatest full-backs in history. In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He is primarily known for his long career at Real Madrid and ever-presence in the Brazilian national team.
He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left-back. At club level, Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan in 1996 to spend 11 highly successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions and scoring 71 goals. At Real, he won four La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times. In April 2013, Marca named him in their "Best Foreign Eleven in Real Madrid's History". He is one of the few players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances at club and international level.
Roberto Carlos made his debut for the Brazil national team in 1992. He played in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in 1998 in France, and win the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. He was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002. With Brazil he is especially known for a bending 40-yard free kick against France in the inaugural match of Tournoi de France 1997. With 125 caps he has made the fourth-most appearances for his national team. He was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in a 2002 FIFA poll.
He took up management and was named as the manager of Sivasspor in the Turkish Süper Lig in June 2013. He resigned as head coach in December 2014. From January to June 2015, he was manager of Akhisarspor. He announced his retirement from playing at the age of 39 in 2012. He briefly came out of retirement in 2015 when he was appointed player/manager of Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth - Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who worked as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game. Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history.
At club level, he joined Real Madrid in 1996 where he spent 11 highly successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions and scoring 71 goals. At Real, he won four La Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League three times. In August 2012, he announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.
Roberto Carlos started playing for the Brazil National Football Team in 1992. He played in three World Cups, helping the team reach the final in 1998 in France, and win the 2002 tournament in Korea/Japan. He was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002. With 125 caps he has made the second most appearances for his national team.
Roberto Carlos took up management and was named as the head coach of Sivasspor in the Turkish Süper Lig in June 2013. He resigned as head coach in December 2014. In July 2015, he was appointed player/manager of Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos.
In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesMariana Luccon(June 13, 2009 - present)Alexandra Pinheiro (divorced, 3 children)
- In his times as football player, he was known for his powerful left-foot kick.
- Extremely power shots, particularily with the left foot.
- Played for Brazil in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups of soccer.
- Plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid.
- Relatives: Oscar and Vera Lucia (parents), Cristiane, Giseli and Silvia (sisters). Children: Luca (b. 2006) with Alessandra, Carlos Eduardo (b. 2003) with Simone Hamilko, Roberta, Giovanna, Roberto Carlos Júnior (adopted), with Alexandra Pinheiro, Rebeca and Christopher.
- He got Spanish citizenship but maintained his Brazilian nationality as well.
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