Kim (footballer)

Kim

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Henrique Dias
Date of birth	June 22, 1980 (1980-06-22)
Place of birth	Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Vasco da Gama
Number	22
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000-2003	Atlético Mineiro	55	(10)
2003-2005	Al-Ahli	?	(?)
2005-2008	AS Nancy	74	(11)
2008-2011	Al-Arabi	16	(3)
2011-	Vasco da Gama	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Henrique Dias, nicknamed Kim (born June 22, 1980 in Juiz de Fora) is a Brazilian professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays at Vasco da Gama in the striker position.

He previously played for Atlético Mineiro in his home country of Brazil, Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia and AS Nancy in France.

Playing career

Atlético Mineiro

Kim started his professional career at Atlético Mineiro at the age of just 20. He played professionally for the club for three years in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A before moving to Saudi Arabia in 2003. Overall he played in 55 league matches for the Belo Horizonte club, netting 10 goals. In his first season he helped the club win their 38th Campeonato Mineiro title.

AS Nancy

Kim arrived in Nancy in 2005 after a short spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli. Kim arrived at AS Nancy just after they won promotion to Ligue 1 after finishing first in Ligue 2. In his first season at the club he helped them reach the final of the Coupe de la Ligue against OGC Nice. Kim started the game at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and went on to score the game's winning goal in the 65th minute. He was taken off in the 90th minute to rapturous applause. This propelled the team into the UEFA Cup in 2007 with the club reaching the Round of 16 before being knocked out by Shakhtar Donetsk. Overrall Kim's time in France was less successful only netting 11 time in 74 Ligue 1 appearances.

Al-Arabi

At the end of the 2007-08 Ligue 1 season, Kim left AS Nancy for Al-Arabi in Doha, Qatar. In his first season with the club he helped them lift the Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup. In that season, he helped them finish 6th in the Qatar Stars League.

Honours

• Campeonato Mineiro
  • Champion: 2000

• Arab Champions League
  • Champion: 2003

• Coupe de la Ligue
  • Champion: 2006

• Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
  • Champion: 2008

External links

• Career stats at lfp.fr
• Official club profile
• Sambafoot