Biography
Roberto Carlos is the legendary Brazilian footballer, whose name is still on the hearing of the fans of this game. The achievements of Carlos are really impressive: a repeated winner of the World and Europe championships, as well as one of the 125 best FIFAT footballers (the list was Pele).
And although the athlete has already left professional activities and reveals in the laurels of glory, its technicial strikes on the ball, jewelry performed penalty, beautiful goals and incredible speed in sprints and to this day are an example for beginner football players.
Childhood and youth
The future star of world football was born in the municipality of Garsa, which is in Brazil, April 10, 1973. The full name of the athlete - Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, his football player received Roberto Carlos in honor of the musician, whose songs liked the parents of the boy. The Carlos family was pretty poor. Father worked on the nearest coffee plantation by the driver, the mother sat at home with four children (Roberto has three sisters).
From an early age, the boy had to help mother and father, and his free time Roberto preferred to devote to the game in football, which was carried away by his own admission, in three years. And already at eight years of intelligent Carlos, even invited to play in an adult amateur team, giving tribute to the talent of the boy.
In 1981, Roberto with his family moved to Kordeopolis, where he continued to play football after school sessions. Already at the age of 12, the young man had to start working in a factory to help parents contain a family.
There Carlos invited to play for the company's football team. Soon Roberto was already listed by the player of the national team of the city, and after some time the dream of a young man about professional sports was made: he was taken to a popular club called "UNIAN San Juan".
At first, Roberto Carlos did not imagine how successful his football career would be. The supreme success of the young man seemed to buy a new home for parents, to this novice athlete decided to postpone the fees for the game.
Football
A talented athlete quickly noticed leading coaches of the country, and already at the age of 17 Roberto Carlos replenished the ranks of the Brazilian youth team, and two years later became a member of the official national team. After three world championships and a number of European championships, Roberto Carlos played for some time for his native "UNIAN San Juan" and in 1992 he performed a cherished dream - presented his home to his parents.
1993 was noted in his career Roberto Carlos by the transition to the Brazilian club Palmayras. For a couple of seasons that the football player spent in this team, Palmeris twice earned the title of the state champion and twice became the first club of the country. Two years later, the athlete won the season for the Milan team "Inter", scoring seven heads.
However, the most striking period in the professional biography of Roberto Carlos fans consider the game in the Madrid "Real". Since 1996, the name Carlos has been associated with the fans exclusively with this club. The 11 seasons of the football player held a team as part of the team, waking 584 matches and sending 71 goal to the rivals. Together with Real Mall, he became the winner of the Spanish Championship several times and three times - UEFA football league champion.
According to experts and commentators, Roberto Carlos is obliged by Roberto Carlos not only in congenital sports data. For the seeming ease and virtuoso skill of the football player stand regular training and incredible dedication.
Partners on the team in an interview unanimously emphasized the optimism of Roberto Carlos and the infinite faith in their own strength and in the victory of the team. Often, it is precisely such a positive attitude and the subducating words of Carlos helped players to get together forces and complete the match.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the legendary goal, clogged by Roberto Carlos to the Gate of France during a friendly match in 1997. The football player, which represented his native Brazil, fell to beat the penalty.
The result was impressed by even experienced judges: it seemed from the side that the ball got into the gate, violating the laws of physics and describing the curved line in the air. However, in a slow motion, it is clear that the ball is hitting the barbell and therefore, changing the trajectory, climbs into the center of the gate.
In 2007, the footballer replaced the club again. This time, Roberto Carlos chose to speak for the Turkish "Fenerbahce", with whom he spent two seasons, also scoring one of his famous heads with a head with his head. At the end of the last game for this club, fans did not want to let go of a football player from the field, chanting "I Love You, Carlos" (which translates into Russian as "I love you, Carlos").
After such a triumphant farewell, Carlos returned to his native Brazil, where he signed another contract. This time, playing the football player was for the team called "Corintians". As part of this club, Roberto Carlos played a lot of matches, scored another goal, which later became the legendary (from the angular strike), and, in fact, brought the club to the list of leading teams of the country.
However, after the defeat of Corintians in a series of matches for the Libertadores Cup, the athlete's fans accused of the failure of the former idol and even began to threaten Roberto Carlos and his family. In order not to expose close dangers, the athlete is terminated by the contract with the team.
In 2011, the footballer joined the Makhachkala club "Anji", becoming the third number in the team. A few days after the first match, as part of this team, Roberto Carlos chose the captain. During the season, the athlete went out on the field 28 times and added five scored heads to the piggy bank. In addition, Carlos helped the club coach Andrei Gordeev to devote football players in the subtleties of the game and seriously increased the professional level of team players.
After leaving "Anji", Roberto Carlos continued the coaching work in the Turkish club called "Sivaspora". Under his sensitive leadership, the team broke into the Europa League, but soon it was disqualified due to a number of scandals on suspicion of contractual matches. Despite this, Carlos was recognized by the coach of the year in Turkey, but he decided to leave the club and complete the football career.
Carlos fans are remembered as a talented football player and "author" of several unique heads, and as a responsive and sociable person who gladly found time to chat with fans and distribute autographs.
Personal life
Despite the relatively low growth (168 cm), Muscular Roberto Carlos always attracted the attention of women. The athlete married several times. The first spouse gave Carlos two daughters. Also from the first marriage from the football player there is a foster son.The second wife Roberto Carlos became a model from Brazil Mariana Lonon. A woman gave birth to a lover two children. It is also known that even at least three children were born from a football player from women with whom he was not married. In 2017, the athlete became a grandfather. The first grandson Roberto Carlos called Pedro.
In one of the interviews, Carlos even stated that he was not a mononon and could simultaneously meet with several girls of different nationalities and appearance. However, he later refused these words, stating that not all of what was said should be perceived literally. Also, the football player repeatedly admitted that he himself does not know how much children had exactly.
Roberto Carlos now
Now Roberto Carlos is not going to the field, but continues to follow the events of world football with interest. So, a former footballer noted that, in his opinion, the Favorites of the World Cup in 2018 are Spain, France and Germany.
Also, photos of Roberto Carlos periodically appear in news publications in connection with the scandal due to alimony, which a man allegedly refuses to pay one of his former passions Barbara Tuel. According to media information, a woman raises two children from the athlete.
Awards
- 1997 - America Cup
- 1998 - Intercontinental Cup
- 1999 - America Cup
- 2001 - Super Cup Spain
- 2002 - UEFA Super Cup
- 2003 - Super Cup Spain
- 2005 - Silver Medal of the Championship of Spain
- 2006 - Silver Medal of the Championship of Spain
- 2007 - Gold Medal of the Spanish Championship
- 2008 - Silver Medal of Turkey Championship