Solitinho
Carlos Alberto Solito
Brazilian footballer
Carlos Alberto Solito (26 December 1959 – 21 November 2016), also known as Solitinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Solito | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1959-12-26)26 December 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 November 2016(2016-11-21) (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1977 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1982 | Corinthians | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | → Grêmio Maringá (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Santo André | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | União Barbarense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Inter de Limeira | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | União Barbarense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Inter de Limeira | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | XV de Piracicaba | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | AD Guarulhos | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Nacional-SP | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | São Caetano | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Sãocarlense | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Brazil Olympic | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Solito younger brother, he lived in his brother's shadow at SC Corinthians, being an immediate reserve on some occasions. He was part of the state champion squad in 1982 and later played for other teams in the state of São Paulo.[1]
After retiring, he became a goalkeeper coach for Corinthians youth teams, working with successful goalkeepers such as Rubinho and Yamada.[2]
Solitinho was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.[3]
- Brazil Olympic
- Corinthians
Away from football since 2015, Solitinho died on 21 November 2016, victim of nasal cancer that spread to metastasis.[4]
- "Solitinho, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Que fim levou? Solitinho". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1979-1983". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Ex-goleiro do Corinthians, Solitinho morre aos 57 anos". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- Solitinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)