Roberto Carlos da Silva

Real Madrid & Brazil

Birthdate: April 10, 1973
Birthplace: Garca (São Paulo), Brazil
Height: 168 cms
Weight: 67 kgs
Position: Defender (Left)
Games & Goals with National Team: 74 caps, 6 goals (as of June 1, 2000)
International Debut: February 26, 1992 vs. United States (W 3:0)

Quick in turning defence into attack down the left, the Brazilian international is a fine corner taker and has a devastating shot at set pieces. Free kick specialist remembered for his spectacular goal against France in a summer international. Has created many long distance goals with Real Madrid.The perimeter of his thigh is 58.5 cms, can jump 66 cms (vertical), fatness is 7% (average of majority of players is 15%), can run 100 mts in 10.6 seconds (WR=9.84) his maximum speed is 34 km/h, shot speed is 170 km/h, and ball covers 36 mts on Roberto Carlos throw in.

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Brazil

Nickname	A Seleção (The Selection)
Association	Brazilian Football Confederation
Coach	Carlos Alberto Parreira, 2003-
Most caps	Cafu (141)
Top scorer	Pelé (77)
Home colours Away colours
First international  Argentina 5 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914)
Largest win Brazil 10 - 1 Bolivia (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)
Worst defeat  Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920)
World Cup
Appearances	18 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1958, 1962, 1970,  1994, 2002
Copa América
Appearances	31 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners, 1919, 1922, 1949,  1989, 1997, 1999, 2004

The Brazilian national football team is the national football team of Brazil. As of this writing, it is the most successful national football team in the world, with five FIFA World Cup victories, including the most recent tournament in 2002. A common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it."

Brazilians refer to the national football team as the "Seleção," which literally means "selection" and can be translated "the selected".

Contents 1 History  1.1 Early history 1.2 World Cup 1958 1.3 The Pelé era (1958–1970) 1.4 1974–1990 1.5 More success (1994–present) 2 World Cup record 3 Copa América record 4 Famous players 5 Famous coaches 6 World Cup squad 7 See also 8 References 9 Notes 10 External links

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