Carlitos (footballer, born 1981) explained

Carlitos
Fullname:Carlos Pereira Rodrigues[1]
Birth Date:5 December 1981
Birth Place:Cantanhede, Portugal
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:1993–2000
Youthclubs1:Tocha
Years1:2000–2001
Years2:2001–2013
Caps2:282
Goals2:4
Years3:2013–2015
Caps3:61
Goals3:0
Years4:2016–2018
Caps4:21
Goals4:5
Years5:2018–2019
Caps5:22
Goals5:2
Totalcaps:386
Totalgoals:11

Carlos Pereira Rodrigues (born 5 December 1981), known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Carlitos was born in Cantanhede, Coimbra District. He began playing football with local amateurs U.D. Tocha, signing in 2001 with Associação Naval 1º de Maio in the second division, where he eventually gained club captaincy.[2]

In the 2005–06 season, both Naval and the player made their debut in the Primeira Liga. Carlitos' first game was a home fixture against FC Porto, and he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 defeat.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlitos. Mais Futebol. pt. 29 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Carlitos (Naval): "Benfica? Tudo é possível...". Carlitos (Naval): "Benfica? Anything is possible...". Mais Futebol. Francisco. Frederico. pt. 15 November 2011. 17 September 2019.
  3. News: FC Porto vence Naval na Figueira da Foz (2–3). FC Porto defeat Naval in Figueira da Foz (2–3). Público. pt. 26 August 2005. 8 August 2017.