Edcarlos

Edcarlos
	Edcarlos with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Edcarlos Conceição Santos
Date of birth	May 10, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Betim
Youth career
2001–2002	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	São Paulo
2007–2009	Benfica
2008–2009	→ Fluminense (loan)
2010–2011	Cruz Azul
2010–2011	→ Cruzeiro (loan)
2011	Grêmio
2012	Sport
2013	Empoli
2014–2016	Atlético Mineiro
2017	Olimpia
2018	Goiás
2019	Vitória
2020	Juventude
2022–	Betim
International career
2003–2005	Brazil U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2019

Edcarlos Conceição Santos (born 10 May 1985), known simply as Edcarlos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Betim.

Club career

Edcarlos comes from the youth of São Paulo. In 2004, he joined the first team of the club, being part of the historic 2005 team that conquered the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa Libertadores and then the FIFA Club World Cup. He played the two games at the Club World Cup, helping São Paulo win the title for the first time in the club's history.^[1]^[2] The following year, he helped the team win their first Campeonato Brasileiro since 1991.

In 2007, he moved to Europe and signed with the Portuguese club Benfica in August 2007 for €1.8M.^[3] Under coach José Antonio Camacho he was a regular player and played among other things in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup, partnering with Luisão, due to David Luiz injury. However his performances were subpar and he moved on loan the following year, returning to his native Brazil, to Fluminense.^[4] After good performances in the first six months, he gradually lost his place, after getting less and less games.^[5]

In January 2010 he was sold to the Mexican club Cruz Azul for €1.3M.^[6] In July 2010, he returned to Brazil, being loaned to Cruzeiro,^[7] moving later to Grémio in August 2011.^[8]

Honours

São Paulo

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2011

Atlético Mineiro

References

^ "Sao Paulo FC - Liverpool". FIFA.com.
^ "Al Ittihad (Jeddah) - Sao Paulo FC". FIFA.com.
^ "Edcarlos thrilled to join Benfica". UEFA.com. 29 August 2007.
^ "Edcarlos emprestado ao Fluminense". expresso.sapo.pt. 29 August 2008.
^ "Benfica: Edcarlos não continua no Fluminense e vai ser vendido". Maisfutebol. 30 December 2009.
^ "Edcarlos assina pelo Cruz Azul". Record. 9 January 2010.
^ "Registrado na CBF, Edcarlos já pode reforçar o Cruzeiro no clássico". esporte.uol.com.br. 29 July 2010.
^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação do zagueiro Edcarlos". globoesporte. 9 August 2011.

External links

Edcarlos at Soccerway
Guardian Stats Centre (in English)

[1] "Sao Paulo FC - Liverpool". FIFA.com.

[2] "Al Ittihad (Jeddah) - Sao Paulo FC". FIFA.com.

[3] "Edcarlos thrilled to join Benfica". UEFA.com. 29 August 2007.

[4] "Edcarlos emprestado ao Fluminense". expresso.sapo.pt. 29 August 2008.

[5] "Benfica: Edcarlos não continua no Fluminense e vai ser vendido". Maisfutebol. 30 December 2009.

[6] "Edcarlos assina pelo Cruz Azul". Record. 9 January 2010.

[7] "Registrado na CBF, Edcarlos já pode reforçar o Cruzeiro no clássico". esporte.uol.com.br. 29 July 2010.

[8] "Grêmio anuncia contratação do zagueiro Edcarlos". globoesporte. 9 August 2011.

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