Carlos Eduardo Marques

Carlos Eduardo

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo Marques
Date of birth	18 July 1987 (1987-07-18)
Place of birth	Ajuricaba, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rubin Kazan
Number	87
Youth career
0000–2003	Uefa Ajuricaba
2003–2007	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Grêmio	36	(7)
2007–2010	1899 Hoffenheim	80	(18)
2010–	Rubin Kazan	6	(2)
National team‡
2009–	Brazil	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:33, 9 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 October 2011

Carlos Eduardo Marques or Carlos Eduardo (born 18 July 1987 in Ajuricaba), is a Brazilian left-sided attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League.

Club career

Carlos Eduardo came through alongside Lucas Leiva in the Brazilian youth teams. Carlos Eduardo was spotted first by a Real Madrid scout in 2005, but Real Madrid decided not to sign him as they thought he would need time to adapt to Spanish football.

In the 2007 Copa Libertadores Carlos Eduardo made it to the final, when his team Grêmio lost to Boca Juniors. He showed clever footwork, rapid turns and dangerous crosses from the left wing, scoring one goal in the Copa Libertadores.

He had three appearances for Brazil U20.

On 29 August 2007 he moved for a 2. Bundesliga record transfer fee of €8 million to 1899 Hoffenheim. On 4 May 2008 Carlos Eduardo received a three game suspension after video evidence showed him kicking 1. FC Köln player Roda Antar in the face.

In August 2010 he was transferred to the Russian premier champions Rubin Kazan for a fee of €20 million over 18 months.

International career

On 27 October 2009 he earned his first call up for the Seleção.

After the injuries of Luís Fabiano and Elano, Carlos Eduardo and Grafite were brought into the squad against Republic of Ireland. He played that match as a substitute.

Dunga used all the players of Ireland match to form the 23-men provisional 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, except dropped Adriano and Carlos Eduardo, and added Luís Fabiano, Elano and Gomes back to the squad.

Carlos Eduardo remained in the squad, but as one of the seven backup players, for the main squad.

Honours

• Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2007

External links

• Carlos Eduardo at fussballdaten.de (German)
• zerozero.pt (Portuguese)