Carla Sofia Basilio Couto is a Portuguese former football striker who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. In season 2011–12 she represented SS Lazio in Italy's Serie A.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carla Sofia Basilio Couto | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1992–1993 | Trajouce | ||
| 1993–1997 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| 1997–1998 | CF Benfica | ||
| 1998–2002 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| 2002 | Guangdong Haiyin | ||
| 2003–2011 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lazio | 24 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Valadares Gaia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–2012 | Portugal | 145 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A member of the Portugal national team since 1993,[3] Couto retired from the national team in July 2012. She scored 29 goals in her record 145 caps.[4]
Couto retired from football in 2014, after two seasons with Valadares Gaia. She spent a total of 14 years with 1º Dezembro and won 11 League titles and six Portuguese Women's Cups.[5]
References
edit- ^ Carla Couto wants to "dignify the name of Portugal"[permanent dead link] Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
- ^ Statistics in Soccerway
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ "Carla Couto despede-se da seleção feminina com recorde". Futebol365.pt (in Portuguese). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Caetano, Filipe (11 June 2014). "Carla Couto pendurou as chuteiras, mas não vai deixar o futebol" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
External links
editCarla Couto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Portal Futebol Feminino em Portugal (Portuguese)
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