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Carlos Alberto
Personal details
Born (1932-01-25)25 January 1932
Rio de Janeiro
Died 29 June 2012(2012-06-29) (aged 80)
Rio de Janeiro

Carlos Alberto Martins Cavalheiro (25 January 1932 – 29 June 2012), better known as Carlos Alberto, was a Brazilian footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1959 Pan American Games, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

As he was a member of the Brazilian Air Force, Carlos Alberto could not establish a professional contract, being the goalkeeper in most of the Brazilian team's Olympic and Pan American competitions in the 1950s. He was also the goalkeepers coach for Brazil in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]

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Brazil
  • 1959 Pan American Games: 2nd, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
Vasco da Gama
  • Campeonato Carioca: 1952, 1956
  • Teresa Herrera Trophy: 1957

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