Full name Francisco Carlos Years Team Height 1.78 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Chiquinho Carlos | |
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Date of birth (1963-04-26) 26 April 1963 (age 52) | ||
Homenagem 53º aniversário Chiquinho Carlos
Francisco Carlos (born 26 April 1963), known as Chiquinho Carlos, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.
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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.
Football career
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 S.L. Benfica, Vitória de Guimarães, S.C. Braga, Vitória de Setúbal, Académico de Viseu FC and Atlético Clube de Portugal.
Chiquinho scored in his first official game for Benfica, a 2–2 away draw against FC Porto on 24 August 1986. He won the double in his first season, going on to appear in 80 competitive matches during his two-year spell and net 21 goals. Additionally, he competed with the former side in the 1987–88 European Cup, playing the full 120 minutes in the final, a penalty shootout loss to PSV Eindhoven.
From ages 35–44, Chiquinho Carlos played amateur football with C.D. Mafra and G.D. Igreja Nova. Immediately after retiring he returned to the former, acting as goalkeeper coach for several years.