Carlos Alberto Correia Fortes (born 20 October 1968), commonly known as Cao, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Correia Fortes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Porto | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Rio Ave | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Tirsense | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Leça | 114 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Salgueiros | 59 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Campomaiorense | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Felgueiras | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Leça | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Rio Tinto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Salgueiros 08 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 293 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editCao was born in Praia, Cape Verde. After unsuccessfully emerging through FC Porto's youth academy he went on to play 12 seasons in the two major levels of Portuguese football, representing Rio Ave FC (second division), F.C. Tirsense (Primeira Liga), Leça FC (first and second tiers), S.C. Salgueiros (both), S.C. Campomaiorense (both) and F.C. Felgueiras (second).
He retired from professional football in 2003 with totals of 284 matches and 11 goals, going on to spend the rest of his career in amateur football, which included a third spell with Leça. Subsequently, he worked as a graphic designer.[1]
International career
editCao was part of the Portuguese under-20 team that won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, with the competition being held on home soil.[2] In 2002 it was revealed that he had in fact been born in 1968, meaning he was crowned Youth World Champion at the age of 22.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Quando a data de nascimento causa polémica" [When birthdate creates controversy]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 September 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Cao – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ribeiro, Ireneu (20 August 2011). "Geração de ouro faz 20 anos" [Golden generation celebrates 20th birthday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
edit- Cao at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Cao national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
