Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa

Football player infobox
playername = Corrêa


height = 176 cm
weight = 73 kg
nickname =
fullname = Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|12|29
cityofbirth = Limeira
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = flagicon|Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
years = 2003-2005 2006- present
clubs = flagicon|Brazil Palmeiras flagicon|Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv
caps(goals) = 94 (7)
49 (7)
pcupdate = 30 May 2008

Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa (born December 29, 1980 in Limeira, Brazil) is a professional Brazilian football player. He is a defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=438572.html] .

Career

As many other Brazilian players Correa was introduced to football on the streets of his city, after playing in various junior clubs, talented player was noticed by the scouts of Brazilian giants Palmeiras. After several successful seasons in Brazil Carlos Correa was transferred to Europe, he was noticed by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.

He debuted for Dynamo in summer of 2006. Carlos wears the number 7 for Dynamo. Scoring three goals in his first three domestic league games for Dynamo, he quickly earned a starting spot in the Ukrainian team. Following Dynamo's 2-0 victory over domestic rival Shaktar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Super Cup, Shaktar's head coach Mircea Lucescu stated on Corrêa's performance that he is "an unbelievable midfielder".Fact|date=February 2007. In Ukraine Correa proved himsfelf as a master of corner and free kicks, and regularly performs them for his club.

References

* [http://fcdynamo.kiev.ua/club/players/?id=95 Carlos Corrêa profile at FC Dynamo Kyiv]