"Nani Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga. He represents Portugal in international football, and has played over 100 times for the senior national team. Although predominantly right-footed, he has been utilised on the left wing on many occasions. Nani was born in Amadora, Portugal, and is of Cape Verdean descent. He began his football career playing for local side Real Massamá. At the age of nine, he began training with Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica"
"Toninho Almeida Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, nicknamed Toninho Almeida (born 22 August 1950 in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais), was a football player from Brazil. He played as a midfielder for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Vila Nova Futebol Clube, and Sport Club do Recife. He received the Belfort Duarte Trophy (""fair play award"") from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The award is given to the players who have never received a red card. Almeida is credited for playing the ""jogo bonito"" (beautiful game) by the vast majority of the Brazilian press. He was known as one of the most elegant players of the"
"Luís Carlos (Portuguese footballer) Luís Carlos da Silva Marques (born 21 August 1972), known as Luís Carlos, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a left winger. Born in Castro Daire, Viseu District, Luís Carlos joined Clube Oriental de Lisboa's youth system in 1985, going on to compete with the club as a senior in the lower leagues. In 1996, he signed with C.D. Nacional, helping his team achieve promotion from the third division. Luís Carlos moved straight to the Primeira Liga in the 1997 summer, when he joined S.C. Salgueiros. In the following transfer window, after solid performances,"
"Carlos Campos Silva Carlos Héctor Campos Silva (born February 14, 1937) is a Chilean former footballer. Carlos Campos was a player for the Universidad de Chile. Campos went by the nickname ""The Tank"" for his lack of sensation when scoring. He was best known for heading the ball, and famous for keeping his cool when going one-on-one against the goalkeeper. He scored with the club's signature red ""U"" on his chest on 183 occasions and 2 times for the Chilean national team, thereby becoming the all-time top goal-scorer for his team, beating Leonel Sanchez. Sanchez boasted 159 goals in comparison."
"Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), more commonly known simply as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the ""most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game"". Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history. At club level, he joined Real Madrid in 1996 where he spent 11 highly successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions and scoring 71 goals. At Real, he"
"Carlos Lisboa Carlos Humberto Lehman de Almeida Benholiel Lisboa Santos (born 23 July 1958), known as Carlos Lisboa, is a former Portuguese basketball player and coach. He is usually considered the best Portuguese basketball player of all-time. He played as a guard and as a forward. As a coach, he most notably led Benfica from 2011 to 2017, winning 21 major titles. Born in Praia, Cape Verde, from a Jewish origin metropolitan Portuguese father and a German origin mother (Fernanda Lisboa Santos), Lisboa spent his youth in Mozambique, coming to Portugal in 1974. He started his basketball career in the"
"game and is still popular amongst Cruzeiro's fans mainly. He preferred to out-play his immediate opponent rather than knock him down. With Cruzeiro E.C. he won four times the Campeonato Mineiro (Minas Gerais State championship) in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, as well as the Copa Libertadores (1976), and the Goiás State Championship with Vila Nova Futebol Clube in 1977. He was in the squad that reached the finals of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian championship) in 1974 and 1975 with Cruzeiro E.C. Toninho Almeida Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, nicknamed Toninho Almeida (born 22 August 1950 in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais),"
"before the tournament. Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (born 11 June 1943), nicknamed Coutinho, is a Brazilian former football (soccer) player. He played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, being a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazilian national team. Born in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Coutinho was spotted at the age of 13 by Santos' coach Luís Alonso Pérez ""Lula"". One year later he became part of the Santos' lower division. His professional career at Santos took place from 1958 to 1968 and in 1970,"
"Luiz Carlos Guedes Stukas Luiz Carlos Guedes Stukas (born 10 March 1980), commonly known as just Luiz Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Clube Atlético Bragantino. Luiz Carlos grew up in Porto Alegre, Brazil and began his career with Rio Branco at the age of 19 in 1999. After being with Rio Branco for six years in 2005, at age 25, he was bought by Juventude. After his impressive play for Juventude, he was bought by Portuguese team Paços de Ferreira. Since joining Paços, he has been a key figure for the club in defence, forming good"
"Carlos Manuel Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (; born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is a manager. Best known for his spell at Benfica, for which he appeared in 318 competitive matches over eight and a half seasons, scoring 58 goals. He was also a leading figure for the national team during the better part of the 1980s and, after retiring, he embarked on a lengthy spell as coach. Having won more than 40 caps for Portugal in six years, Carlos Manuel represented the nation"
"Carlinhos Luís Carlos Nunes da Silva, nicknamed Carlinhos (19 November 1937 – 22 June 2015), played for Flamengo between 1958 and 1969. Because of his elegant football and his thin voice, he was known as ""The Violin"". In Flamengo, he won the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo and twice the Rio State Championship (1963 and 1965). Carlinhos was capped for the Brazilian national team several times in the 1960s. He was one of the few players to receive the Belfort Duarte Trophy (""fair play award"") from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The award is given to the players who have never"
"Carlos Alberto de Jesus Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984) commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, but who can also play as a second striker. He is currently a free agent. He is known for his technique, dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness. Carlos Alberto started his career with Fluminense, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on to FC Porto under coach José Mourinho in January 2004. There, he won the Portuguese Championship and the UEFA Champions League, where he scored"
"Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos (born 18 February 1967), known as Marco Aurélio or just M. Aurélio, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender. He also holds Portuguese nationality after played over 8 seasons at Portugal. He is known for his moustache and his performance at Sporting, nicknamed him ""O Imperador"". Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurélio started his career at hometown club América. He then played two Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season for Vasco da Gama, also located at Rio de Janeiro. Before the start of 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série"
"João Resende Alves João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born 5 December 1952) is a Portuguese former footballer, and is the coach of Académica de Coimbra. A skilled attacking midfielder, he was considered one of the best Portuguese players from his generation, and earned the nickname ""Luvas Pretas"" from the black gloves he used to wear while playing. During his career he represented mainly, with equal individual and team success, Benfica and Boavista, also coaching the latter club on three separate occasions. Born in Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro District, Alves started playing at youth level for A.D. Sanjoanense, being recruited in 1969 by"
"Gaúcho (footballer) Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho (7 March 1964 – 17 March 2016), was a Brazilian football player (centre forward), manager and club president. Gaúcho was born in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. After spending his youth years at Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo, he began his professional career in 1984 at Grêmio. The following year he transferred to Atlético Goianiense. In 1986, he played for XV de Piracicaba, then a year later he moved to Santo André where he stayed until mid-1988. From 1988 to 1989 he played for Palmeiras. On 17 November 1988, during a Campeonato"
"Luiz Carlos Ferreira Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born October 22, 1958 in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil), best known as Luizinho, is a former association football player in defender role. During his career which spanned the years from 1975 to 1996 he played initially for Villa Nova AC of Nova Lima, before he moved to the state capital Belo Horizonte where he won with Atlético Mineiro between 1978 and 1989 eight times the State Championship of Minas Gerais. After a three-year spell from 1989 until 1992 in Portugal with Sporting CP of Lisbon he returned to Brazil and won with Cruzeiro"
"Luís Mesquita de Oliveira Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, best known as Luisinho, (29 March 1911, in Rio de Janeiro – 27 December 1983, in São Paulo) was an association footballer, one of the most valuable strikers of the 1930s. During his career (1928–1946) he played for Anglo Brasileira, Paulistano, Estudantes São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. He won seven São Paulo State Championship (1929, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946) and was top goalscorer of Campeonato Paulista in 1944 with 22 goals scored. He's also the six best top goalscorer in São Paulo Futebol Clube history with 145 goals, and"
"Mafra and G.D. Igreja Nova. Immediately after retiring he returned to the former, acting as goalkeeper coach for several years. Chiquinho Carlos Francisco Carlos (born 26 April 1963), known as Chiquinho Carlos, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward. He spent 11 years of his professional career in Portugal (21 in total in the country), amassing Primeira Liga totals of 271 games and 70 goals over the course of nine seasons and representing mainly Benfica, Vitória de Guimarães and Braga. Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Chiquinho Carlos started playing with Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) and Clube de"
"March 2016. Gaúcho (footballer) Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho (7 March 1964 – 17 March 2016), was a Brazilian football player (centre forward), manager and club president. Gaúcho was born in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. After spending his youth years at Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo, he began his professional career in 1984 at Grêmio. The following year he transferred to Atlético Goianiense. In 1986, he played for XV de Piracicaba, then a year later he moved to Santo André where he stayed until mid-1988. From 1988 to 1989 he played for Palmeiras. On 17 November 1988, during"
"under Lula, and later head coach for Atlético Mineiro. He returned to Santos once again to take over for Lula in 1966, leading ""Os Santásticos"" to their second Campeonato Paulista title. In 1968, they won the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, predecessor to the Brasileirão, and the Recopa Sudamericana, along with many other domestic and international tournaments. Upon leaving Santos in 1971, he was replaced by fellow ""Peixe"" great Mauro Ramos. Antoninho Antônio Fernandes, also known as Antoninho () (13 August 1921 – 16 December 1973), was a Brazilian professional football player and manager. He was nicknamed O arquiteto da bola"
"Duda (Brazilian footballer, born 1974) Carlos Eduardo Ventura (born 15 March 1974), known as Duda, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward or right winger. He spent most of his career in Portugal, most notably with Boavista, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 119 matches and 19 goals over six seasons. Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Duda started playing organized football at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano and, after just one season, in 1997, moved to Portugal with S.L. Benfica, but failed to feature for the latter club in official matches. After a few months in Japan and"
"Paulo Almeida Paulo Almeida Santos (born 20 April 1981) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Vitória da Conquista. A defensive midfielder known for his leadership, he was the captain of the Santos team, dubbed ""Meninos da Vila"", that won the 2002 Brasileirão, their first since 1968. After representing Santos in their first Copa Libertadores Finals in forty years, Almeida had an unsuccessful spell at Benfica between 2004 and 2006. Afterwards, he represented a dozen others teams in Brazil. He was called up to represent Brazil U23 at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, amassing five caps as Brazil finished"
"Cadete, as Miguel moved in the opposite direction. After suffering relegation from the top flight at the end of the season, Luís Carlos returned to the third level, first with Atlético Clube de Portugal then G.D. Estoril-Praia, helping the latter club promote to the second tier in 2003. He retired in 2007 at the age of 35, after three years in amateur football with Grupo Desportivo Beira-Mar. During his tenure with Benfica, Luís Carlos earned one cap for Portugal, playing the second half of a 2–1 friendly win with Mozambique in Ponta Delgada on 19 August 1998. Luís Carlos (Portuguese"
"José Carlos de Almeida José Carlos de Almeida, best known as Zé Carlos (born 14 November 1968 in Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo State) is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender. He started his career in 1990, and played for São José, Nacional, São Caetano, Portuguesa, União São João, São Paulo, Juventude, Matonense, Ponte Preta, Grêmio and Joinville. He last played for Portuguesa in 2005 until May. Zé Carlos was called up for the Brazilian squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite having never even been named for the senior squad, replacing Flávio Conceição. He played"
"he was also known to be an excellent crosser of the ball, and for having a knack for making overlapping runs and getting into good attacking positions, which allowed him to regularly contribute to his team's offence with several assists and even goals. His nickname throughout his career was ""Il Concorde"" (""The Concorde""), due to his quick and tireless attacking runs down the left flank of the pitch. Serginho (footballer, born 1971) Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos (Serginho for short; born 27 June 1971 in Nilópolis, Brazil) is a former association footballer, who last played as a left winger and left"
"Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (born 11 June 1943), nicknamed Coutinho, is a Brazilian former football (soccer) player. He played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, being a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazilian national team. Born in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Coutinho was spotted at the age of 13 by Santos' coach Luís Alonso Pérez ""Lula"". One year later he became part of the Santos' lower division. His professional career at Santos took place from 1958 to 1968 and in 1970, periods during which"
"Carlos Henrique dos Santos Costa Carlos Henrique dos Santos Costa (born 18 February 1992), commonly known as Lula, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Paranaense as a centre back. Born in Gurupi, Tocantins, Lula graduated with América Mineiro's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gilberto in a 2–1 away win against Ceará for the Série B championship. Lula scored his first goal on 24 November, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Ipatinga. In 2014, however, after failing to appear regularly for ""Coelho"", he"
"Chiquinho Carlos Francisco Carlos (born 26 April 1963), known as Chiquinho Carlos, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward. He spent 11 years of his professional career in Portugal (21 in total in the country), amassing Primeira Liga totals of 271 games and 70 goals over the course of nine seasons and representing mainly Benfica, Vitória de Guimarães and Braga. Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Chiquinho Carlos started playing with Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) and Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. In 1986, he moved to Portugal where he would remain for the rest of his career, representing"
"José Augusto de Almeida José Augusto Pinto de Almeida (; born 13 April 1937), known as José Augusto, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right winger, and a coach. He played most of his career with Benfica, for which he appeared in 369 competitive matches and scored 174 goals, winning 13 major titles including eight Primeira Liga championships and two European Cups. A Portuguese international for one full decade, José Augusto represented the nation at the 1966 World Cup. He later worked as a manager, during more than 30 years. Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, José Augusto"
"the Mercosur Cup. As professional he disputed 880 matches: 517 as player and 313 as coach. On 12 February 2011, he was honored for Flamengo, with the unveiling of a bust and a square at the headquarters of the Club. Carlinhos died on 22 June 2015. Carlinhos Luís Carlos Nunes da Silva, nicknamed Carlinhos (19 November 1937 – 22 June 2015), played for Flamengo between 1958 and 1969. Because of his elegant football and his thin voice, he was known as ""The Violin"". In Flamengo, he won the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo and twice the Rio State Championship (1963 and"
"along with Felipe. On 13 January 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Atlético Paranaense. Carlos Alberto de Jesus Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (born 11 December 1984) commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, but who can also play as a second striker. He is currently a free agent. He is known for his technique, dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness. Carlos Alberto started his career with Fluminense, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 2002. He moved on to FC Porto under coach José Mourinho in January"
"where they lost one-nil with Mexico. Paulo Almeida Paulo Almeida Santos (born 20 April 1981) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Vitória da Conquista. A defensive midfielder known for his leadership, he was the captain of the Santos team, dubbed ""Meninos da Vila"", that won the 2002 Brasileirão, their first since 1968. After representing Santos in their first Copa Libertadores Finals in forty years, Almeida had an unsuccessful spell at Benfica between 2004 and 2006. Afterwards, he represented a dozen others teams in Brazil. He was called up to represent Brazil U23 at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup,"
"the lighting inaugural match. Estádio Luís Augusto de Oliveira Estádio Municipal Prof. Luís Augusto de Oliveira, usually known as Estádio Luisão, or just Luisão, is a football (soccer) stadium in São Carlos, São Paulo State, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,359. It was inaugurated on November 3, 1968. The stadium is owned by the São Carlos City Hall, and its formal name honors Luís Augusto de Oliveira (b. 5 December 1900, d. 14 July 1956), who was the mayor of São Carlos. São Carlos FC usually plays their home matches at the stadium, and has a pitch"