Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares

Carlitos

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares
Date of birth	23 April 1985
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current team	Omonia
Number	4
Youth career
2001–2002	Atlético Arrentela
2002–2003	Amora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	Amora	62	(0)
2005	Barreirense	11	(1)
2005–2006	Odivelas	17	(0)
2006	Barreirense	6	(1)
2007	Imortal	11	(2)
2007–2008	Portimonense	18	(0)
2008–2009	Chaves	12	(0)
2009–2010	Camacha	9	(0)
2010–2011	Atlético	29	(0)
2011–2015	AEL Limassol	98	(0)
2015	Iraklis	5	(0)
2016–	Omonia	2	(0)
National team^‡
2012–	Cape Verde	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:37, 16 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2015

Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares (born 23 April 1985), commonly known as Carlitos, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AC Omonia as a right or left back.

Club career

Born in Almada, Portugal, Carlitos played the vast majority of his career in the lower levels of Portuguese football, his only second division experience being with Portimonense S.C. in the 2007–08 season (only six starts, club finished in tenth position).

In the 2011 he moved to the Cypriot First Division, where he spent several years in representation of AEL Limassol. On 3 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Superleague Greece club Iraklis Thessaloniki FC.^[1]

Personal life

Carlitos' cousin, Nani, was also a footballer. He represented mainly Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United and Portugal.^[2]

Club statistics

As of match played on 9 January 2016

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amora	2002–03[3]	Segunda Divisão	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2003–04[3]	Segunda Divisão	36	0	1	1	—		37	1
	2004–05[3]	Segunda Divisão	18	0	2	0	—		20	0
	Total		62	0	3	1	—		65	1
Barreirense	2004–05[3]	Segunda Divisão	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
Odivelas	2005–06[3]	Segunda Divisão	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
Imortal	2006–07[3]	Segunda Divisão	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
Barreirense	2006–07[3]	Segunda Divisão	6	1	1	0	—		7	1
Portimonense	2007–08[3]	Segunda Liga	18	0	3	0	—		21	0
Camacha	2009–10[3]	Segunda Divisão	9	0	2	0	—		11	0
Atlético	2010–11[3]	Segunda Divisão	29	0	4	0	—		33	0
AEL Limassol	2011–12[4]	Cypriot First Division	29	0	7	0	—		36	0
	2012–13[4]	Cypriot First Division	16	0	4	0	11[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2013–14[4]	Cypriot First Division	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2014–15[4]	Cypriot First Division	22	0	5	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
Iraklis	2015–16	Superleague Greece	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Omonia	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		205	4	29	0	15	0	249	4
Career total			267	4	32	1	15	0	314	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Barreirense

• Portuguese Second Division: 2004–05

AEL Limassol

• Cypriot First Division: 2011–12

References

1. Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης Καρλίτος (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
2. «Estou feliz no Manchester United» – Nani («I am happy at Manchester United» – Nani); A Bola, 10 June 2011 (Portuguese)
3. "Carlitos". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
4. "Carlitos". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

External links

• Carlitos at footballzz.co.uk
• Carlitos profile at ForaDeJogo
• Carlitos at National-Football-Teams.com