Carlitos (footballer, born 1981)

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

Carlitos
Personal information
Full name Carlos Pereira Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-05) 5 December 1981[1]
Place of birth Cantanhede, Portugal[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1993–2000 Tocha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Tocha
2001–2013 Naval 282 (4)
2013–2015 Farense 61 (0)
2016–2018 Tocha 21 (5)
2018–2019 Marialvas 22 (2)
Total 386 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References

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