Career
He currently plays for Figueirense. He is known for his technique, dribbling, balance and two-footed ability. He moved on to Football Club under coach José Mourinho in January 2004.
In 2006 did poorly in all competitions and Carlos Alberto lost a lot of room in the team and after a long fight with manager, Emerson Leão, which peaked at a Copa Sul-Americana game against Club Atlético Lanúson
He stated he would never again play in as long as Leão remained as manager. He was loaned out to from January to December 2007, being the team captain in their Copa do Brasil title.
He joined Werder Bremen in July 2007 with a deal of reported € 7.8m which was a club record. He signed a four-year contract.
The move did not work out for either club or player however, as he suffered with insomnia, and returned to Brazil on numerous loan spells.
In January 2008 he was loaned out to São Paulo but he was excluded from the squad for disciplinary reasons in April 2008 three months before his contract ended. In May 2008, he signed another loan contract with Botafogo until June 2009 but on 12 November 2008, he left the club because of outstanding salary payments. On 7 January 2009, he was loaned out yet again, this time to Czech Republic for 6 months until 30 June 2009.
Later he signed for another 1 year on loan with Vasco.
In June 2010 his contract with Werder Bremen was mutually terminated. He signed a 3-year contract with until June 2013.
On 14 January 2015, Carlos Alberto joined Emirati club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Dhafra on a one-year contract. On 24 April he joined Figueirense along with Felipe.
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