Carlos Alberto (footballer, born 1953)

Carlos Alberto
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Sotelho de Souza
Date of birth	19 June 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	Bonsucesso
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1976	Bonsucesso
1977–1978	Vitória-ES
1978–1979	Joinville
1980–1983	Flamengo
1984–1985	Cruzeiro
1986	Portuguesa
1986	Londrina
Managerial career
2018	Nova Cidade
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024

Carlos Alberto Sotelho de Souza (born 19 June 1953), simply known as Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a right back.

Career[edit]

Right back with extreme versatility, he made history for Joinville and Flamengo. He scored a single goal for the club, in the semi-final of the 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Coritiba, which enabled them to win the title that year.^[1] He also made 95 appearances for Cruzeiro.^[2]^[3]

Honours[edit]

Joinville

Campeonato Catarinense: 1978, 1979

Flamengo

References[edit]

^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Carlos Alberto)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Carlos Alberto Sotelho de Souza". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Carlos Alberto (Ex-lateral-direito do Flamengo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links[edit]

Carlos Alberto at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Carlos Alberto)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[2] "Carlos Alberto Sotelho de Souza". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-3] "Que fim levou? Carlos Alberto (Ex-lateral-direito do Flamengo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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