Carlos Alberto (footballer, born 1932)
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Carlos Alberto Martins Cavalheiro (25 January 1932 – 29 June 2012), better known as Carlos Alberto, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1959 Pan American Games, and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Martins Cavalheiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 June 2012 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1957 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Portuguesa | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1960 | Brazil Olympic | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
As he was a member of the Brazilian Air Force, Carlos Alberto could not establish a professional contract, being the goalkeeper in most of the Brazilian team's Olympic and Pan American competitions in the 1950s. He was also the goalkeepers coach for Brazil in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]
Honours
edit- Brazil
- 1959 Pan American Games:
Silver medal
- Vasco da Gama
External links
edit- Carlos Alberto at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Alberto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Alberto Martins Cavalheiro". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Carlos Alberto Cavalheiro". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Saiba mais sobre a carreira do ex-goleiro Carlos Alberto Cavalheiro". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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