Edcarlos

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Edcarlos

| image = Edcarlos Conceicao Santos.jpg

| caption = Edcarlos with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2013

| fullname = Edcarlos Conceição Santos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|10}}

| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Betim

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 2001–2002

| youthclubs1 = São Paulo

| years1 = 2003–2007

| years2 = 2007–2009

| years3 = 2008–2009

| years4 = 2010–2011

| years5 = 2010–2011

| years6 = 2011

| years7 = 2012

| years8 = 2013

| years9 = 2014–2016

| years10 = 2017

| years11 = 2018

| years12 = 2019

| years13 = 2020

| years14 = 2022–

| clubs1 = São Paulo

| clubs2 = Benfica

| clubs3 = → Fluminense (loan)

| clubs4 = Cruz Azul

| clubs5 = → Cruzeiro (loan)

| clubs6 = Grêmio

| clubs7 = Sport

| clubs8 = Empoli

| clubs9 = Atlético Mineiro

| clubs10 = Olimpia

| clubs11 = Goiás

| clubs12 = Vitória

| clubs13 = Juventude

| clubs14 = Betim

| caps1 = 96

| caps2 = 27

| caps3 = 37

| caps4 = 16

| caps5 = 27

| caps6 = 12

| caps7 = 30

| caps8 = 17

| caps9 = 69

| caps10 = 15

| caps11 = 23

| caps12 = 14

| caps13 = 7

| caps14 =

| goals1 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 4

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 4

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 =

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2005

| nationalteam1 = Brazil U20

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 2 April 2019

}}

Edcarlos Conceição Santos (born 10 May 1985), known simply as Edcarlos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Betim.

Club career

Edcarlos comes from the youth of São Paulo. In 2004, he joined the first team of the club, being part of the historic 2005 team that conquered the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa Libertadores and then the FIFA Club World Cup.

He played the two games at the Club World Cup, helping São Paulo win the title for the first time in the club's history.{{cite news|title=Sao Paulo FC - Liverpool|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/matches/round=47350600/match=47350007/index.html|work=FIFA.com}}{{cite news|title=Al Ittihad (Jeddah) - Sao Paulo FC|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/matches/round=47350400/match=47350003/index.html|work=FIFA.com}} The following year, he helped the team win their first Campeonato Brasileiro since 1991.

In 2007, he moved to Europe and signed with the Portuguese club Benfica in August 2007 for €1.8M.{{cite news|title=Edcarlos thrilled to join Benfica|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7baba2a88a-f82c078ab62b-1000--edcarlos-thrilled-to-join-benfica/|work=UEFA|date=29 August 2007}} Under coach José Antonio Camacho he was a regular player and played among other things in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup, partnering with Luisão, due to David Luiz injury. However his performances were subpar and he moved on loan the following year, returning to his native Brazil, to Fluminense.{{cite news|title=Edcarlos emprestado ao Fluminense|url=https://expresso.sapo.pt/futebol-benfica-edcarlos-emprestado-ao-fluminense=f397059|work=expresso.sapo.pt|date=29 August 2008}} After good performances in the first six months, he gradually lost his place, after getting less and less games.{{cite news|title=Benfica: Edcarlos não continua no Fluminense e vai ser vendido|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/benfica-edcarlos-nao-continua-no-fluminense-e-vai-ser-vendido|work=Maisfutebol|date=30 December 2009}}

In January 2010 he was sold to the Mexican club Cruz Azul for €1.3M.{{cite news|title=Edcarlos assina pelo Cruz Azul|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=424019|work=Record|date=9 January 2010}} In July 2010, he returned to Brazil, being loaned to Cruzeiro,{{cite news|title=Registrado na CBF, Edcarlos já pode reforçar o Cruzeiro no clássico|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/serie-a/ultimas-noticias/2010/07/29/registrado-na-cbf-edcarlos-ja-pode-reforcar-o-cruzeiro-no-classico.jhtm|work=esporte.uol.com.br|date=29 July 2010}} moving later to Grémio in August 2011.{{cite news|title=Grêmio anuncia contratação do zagueiro Edcarlos|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/2011/08/gremio-anuncia-contratacao-do-zagueiro-edcarlos.html|work=globoesporte|date=9 August 2011}}

Honours

;São Paulo

;Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2011

;Atlético Mineiro

References

External links

{{Soccerway|edcarlos-conceicao-santos/9378}}
[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=178634&TEID=1361 Guardian Stats Centre] {{in lang|en}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Salvador, Bahia

Category:Brazilian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:São Paulo FC players

Category:Fluminense FC players

Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players

Category:Grêmio FBPA players

Category:Sport Club do Recife players

Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players

Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players