João Carlos (footballer, born 1972)

**João Carlos dos Santos** (born 10 September 1972) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

## Club career statistics

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|1996||rowspan="3"|Cruzeiro||rowspan="3"|Série A||1||0||||||||||1||0
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|1997||7||1||||||||||7||1
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|1998||5||0||||||||||5||0
|-
|1999||rowspan="2"|Corinthians Paulista||rowspan="2"|Série A||11||1||||||||||11||1
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|2000||15||2||||||||||15||2
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|2001||Cruzeiro||Série A||17||3||||||||||17||3

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|2002||rowspan="2"|Cerezo Osaka||J. League 2||38||5||4||0||colspan="2"|-||42||5
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|2003||J. League 1||15||0||0||0||1||0||16||0

|-
|2004||Botafogo||Série A||18||1||||||||||18||1
|-
|2005||Paysandu||Série A||11||2||||||||||11||2
85||10||||||||||85||10
53||5||4||0||1||0||58||5
138||15||4||0||1||0||143||15
|}

## International career statistics

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|1999||10||1
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!Total||10||1
|}

### Club

- Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1999
- FIFA Club World Championship: 2000

### International

- Brazil
- Copa América Champions : 1999

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: João Carlos
- **fullname**: João Carlos dos Santos
- **birth place**: Sete Lagoas, Brazil
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **years1**: 1992–1994
- **clubs1**: Democrata Futebol Clube, Democrata–Sete Lagoas
- **years2**: 1994–1999
- **clubs2**: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro
- **years3**: 1995
- **clubs3**: → Esporte Clube Democrata, Democrata-GV (loan)
- **years4**: 1995
- **clubs4**: → Esporte Clube Mamoré, Mamoré (loan)
- **years5**: 1999–2001
- **clubs5**: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians
- **years6**: 2001–2002
- **clubs6**: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro
- **years7**: 2002–2003
- **clubs7**: Cerezo Osaka
- **years8**: 2004
- **clubs8**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **years9**: 2005
- **clubs9**: Paysandu Sport Club, Paysandu
- **years10**: 2005
- **clubs10**: América Futebol Clube (MG), América Mineiro
- **years11**: 2006
- **clubs11**: Democrata Futebol Clube, Democrata–Sete Lagoas
- **years12**: 2006
- **clubs12**: Ipatinga Futebol Clube, Ipatinga
- **nationalyears1**: 1999
- **nationalteam1**: Brazil national football team, Brazil
- **nationalcaps1**: 10
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **manageryears1**: 2008
- **managerclubs1**: Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube, Poços de Caldas
- **manageryears2**: 2008–2009
- **managerclubs2**: Democrata Futebol Clube, Democrata–Sete Lagoas
- **manageryears3**: 2010
- **managerclubs3**: Cristal Atlético Clube, Cristal
- **manageryears4**: 2010
- **managerclubs4**: Juventus Atlético Clube, Juventus-RS
- **manageryears5**: 2010–2011
- **managerclubs5**: Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube, Poços de Caldas
- **manageryears6**: 2012
- **managerclubs6**: Formiga Esporte Clube, Formiga (assistant)
- **manageryears7**: 2012
- **managerclubs7**: Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube, Poços de Caldas
- **manageryears8**: 2013
- **managerclubs8**: :pt:Sociedade Esportiva Guaxupé, Guaxupé
- **manageryears9**: 2013
- **managerclubs9**: Clube Atlético Patrocinense, Patrocinense
- **manageryears10**: 2014
- **managerclubs10**: :pt:Minas Boca Futebol, Minas Boca
- **manageryears11**: 2016
- **managerclubs11**: Villa Nova Atlético Clube, Villa Nova