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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 Segunda Liga experience occurred with Portimonense S.C. in the 2007–08 season (only six starts, club finished in tenth position).
In the 2011 summer, Carlitos 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.
Personal life
Carlitos' cousin, Nani, was also a footballer. He represented mainly Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United and Portugal.
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 | Portuguese Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Portuguese Second Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portuguese Second Division | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 65 | 1 | |||
| Barreirense | 2004–05 | Portuguese Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Odivelas | 2005–06 | Portuguese Second Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Imortal | 2006–07 | Portuguese Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Barreirense | 2006–07 | Portuguese Second Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Portimonense | 2007–08 | Segunda Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Camacha | 2009–10 | Portuguese Second Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Atlético | 2010–11 | Portuguese Second Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 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 | ||
Honours
- Barreirense
- Portuguese Second Division: 2004–05
- AEL Limassol
- Cypriot First Division: 2011–12