Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos got married to Mariana Luccon in 2009. He has eight children; four sons and four daughters. However, it must be noted that very little is known about his personal life and all the children might not have the same mother.

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha was born on 10 April 1973, to Oscar da Silva and Vera Lucia da Silva in an area called Garca in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He grew up in a poor family and his parents worked in a coffee plantation.

Roberto Carlos, like many other Brazilian children, liked football and played it whenever he had time but he had already started working at the age of 12 in order to help his family. Carlos worked in a textile factory named Torsao Cardeiro.

Roberto Carlos’ career as a footballer started in Brazil with the club Uniao Sao Joao which was based in the area of Araras in Sao Paolo. He played for the youth ranks at the club before moving to bigger clubs in Brazil and beyond.

In 1992, when Roberto Carlos was 19 years old he moved on loan from Uniao Sao Joao to the Belo Horizonte based Atletico Mineiro and played for the club in a few games before moving on to Palmeiras in the following season. In the same year, he was also selected for the Brazil national team.

After joining Palmeiras in 1993, he helped the Sao Paulo based club to two Brazilian league titles in the two seasons that he played for them. It was at Palmeiras that his skills as an attacking left back were noticed by other clubs and after his stint at Palmeiras, Carlos was being courted by the top clubs in Europe.

In 1995, Roberto Carlos joined the Italian club Inter Milan and moved to Europe. The season was not a successful one for the club as it finished at the 7th spot but Carlos announced himself on the big stage by scoring a thunderous free kick in his very first game and that was to become his hall mark for the rest of his career. He left Inter Milan after a season.

In 1996, Robert Carlos moved to Real Madrid as their left back and at Madrid he became one of the mainstays of the team during a successful period for the club. He played for Real Madrid for 11 years and was considered by many to be the best left full back in the world. He scored 71 goals in 584 games and helped the club win plenty of trophies including 4 league titles as well as 3 UEFA Champions League trophies.

In 1998, Roberto Carlos played for Brazil in the World Cup in France; the team ended the tournament as runners up. He was part of 2002 World Cup winning national team and scored one goal in the tournament that was held in Japan and South Korea.

Roberto Carlos figured in the FIFA World Cup Dream Team and was also named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 1998 and 2002.

In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.