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. The following year, he helped the team win their first Campeonato Brasileiro since 1991.

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In 2007, he moved to Europe and signed with the Portuguese club Benfica in August 2007 for €1.8M. 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. After good performances in the first six months, he gradually lost his place, after getting less and less games.

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In January 2010 he was sold to the Mexican club Cruz Azul for €1.3M. In July 2010, he returned to Brazil, being loaned to Cruzeiro, moving later to Grémio in August 2011.

Edcarlos

Honours

São Paulo

Campeonato Paulista: 2005

Copa Libertadores: 2005

FIFA Club World Cup: 2005

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2011

Atlético Mineiro

Recopa Sudamericana: 2014

Copa do Brasil: 2014

Campeonato Mineiro: 2015

References

External links

Guardian Stats Centre

1985 births

Living people

Footballers from Salvador, Bahia

Brazilian men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

São Paulo FC players

Fluminense FC players

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players

Sport Club do Recife players

Clube Atlético Mineiro players

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players

Primeira Liga players

Liga MX players

S.L. Benfica footballers

Cruz Azul footballers

K League 1 players

Seongnam FC players

Club Olimpia footballers

Goiás Esporte Clube players

Esporte Clube Vitória players

Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico

Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay

Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea

Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Brazil men's youth international footballers

Brazil men's under-20 international footballers