China (footballer, born 1964)

China
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien
Date of birth	9 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right Back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Rio Branco
1985	→ Brasília (loan)
1985–1988	Rio Branco
1989	Inter de Limeira
1990–1991	Grêmio
1993	Botafogo
1994–1996	Linhares
1999	Avaí
Total
Managerial career
2010	Desportiva Ferroviária
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien, commonly known as China (born 9 December 1964), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a right back for several Série A clubs.^[2]

Career

Born in Vitória,^[1] China started his career in 1983 with Rio Branco, playing four Série A games and winning the Campeonato Capixaba before being loaned to Brasília in 1985.^[3] With Brasília he played 16 games and scored three goals.^[3] He returned to Rio Branco in 1985, winning the Campeonato Capixaba again, and playing 16 Série A games and scoring two goals before leaving the club in 1988.^[3] China joined Inter de Limeira in 1989, playing 17 Série A games and scoring two goals for the club.^[3] He played 23 Série A games and scored two goals for Grêmio between 1990 and 1991.^[3] With Botafogo, China played five Série A games in 1993,^[3] and was part of the squad that won that edition of the Copa CONMEBOL. He defended Linhares from 1994 to 1996, winning the Campeonato Capixaba in 1995, and Avaí in 1999, before retiring.^[3]

Honors

Botafogo
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1993
Linhares
- Campeonato Capixaba: 1995
Rio Branco
- Campeonato Capixaba: 1983, 1985

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "China" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ "China" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Todos os Jogos: China" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[ogol-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "China" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[futpedia1-2] "China" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[futpedia2-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Todos os Jogos: China" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

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