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Post by cpr on Aug 29, 2012 22:20:47 GMT
He's a nutter!!!!! www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2195418/Julio-Cesar-exclusive-I-dream-winning-Premier-League-QPR.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
EXCLUSIVE: I dream of winning the Premier League title with QPR, says new boy CesarIt was a good year for Queens Park Rangers, 1967. They won the Third Division title and beat First Division West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in the first League Cup final to be held at Wembley. Alec Stock was the manager, Peter Springett was in goal and Rodney Marsh was among 11 Englishmen in the starting team. It was their most successful season. Standards are somewhat higher in 2012. On Wednesday, they completed the signing of Julio Cesar from Inter Milan. A player who has won five League titles, eight cups and one Champions League at his last club is entitled to have great expectations. And QPR's new goalkeeper is not afraid to feel optimistic. 'I have many dreams at QPR,' said the smiling Brazilian, sitting down with Sportsmail for an exclusive chat about his move. 'To play well for the fans, the manager, the chairman and myself. And eventually finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League and then one day win the Premier League. 'It is possible. A few years ago nobody believed Manchester City would ever win the Premier League. So we have to dream. When you dream, things can happen. That's the reason I came here.' He has been watching clips of QPR on YouTube and has seen a video of the 5-0 defeat to Swansea on the opening day of this season. And he should know they have won only five trophies in their history, but he's here and he's ambitious. And he knows how to stop goals. Cesar, 32 and Serie A goalkeeper of the year twice in the past four seasons, watched Tuesday's Capital One Cup win over Walsall and now he is nervously testing out his English which, by the way, is not bad at all for a beginner. 'I watched the game on Tuesday and it was good to see us win,' he says. 'We have a saying in Portuguese - pe quente. It literally means ''hot food'' but it's a saying that we use to mean a good omen. So I think I was that on Tuesday night. 'When I arrived at the ground there were lots of children all excited to see me. It was great. Loftus Road is of course a lot smaller than the San Siro but I walked around the ground and I liked it. I like that in England the fans are a lot closer to the pitch. The stadiums in England are much better than in Italy. The pitch at Loftus Road is perfect, it is unbelievable.' Unbelievable is how many Rangers fans will view having a keeper of Cesar's calibre at the club. At Inter, under Jose Mourinho, Cesar was voted the third-best goalkeeper in the world (Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon were first and second) and a flick through his best clips on YouTube will tell you why. His reactions are lightning quick and he looks comfortable on crosses, a key in the Premier League. 'London is a big attraction,' he said. 'It is one of the two or three best cities to live in the whole world. It reminds me of New York. It's perfect for my future too. I can speak a bit of English now but coming here gives me the opportunity to learn it really well. I'm a little bit shy speaking English at the moment. I don't trust myself so I'll start studying next week and hopefully in six months to a year I will speak really, really well. I'm very, very happy. It's a new experience for me and my family. The opportunity to play in the Premier League, the best football in the world. I can't wait to train, I can't wait to play.' Playing would not have happened much this season if he had stayed at Inter. Samir Handanovic was brought in during the summer, with the club needing to shed high earners after failing to qualify for the Champions League. Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan and star defender Lucio are among the others to depart. 'Inter suggested that I reduce my salary, but no player in my situation would have done that. It became a tough situation for both parties. But I want to thank president Massimo Moratti for the seven wonderful years we have had together 'I'll ask him to let me go on the pitch before the match between Inter and Roma this weekend so I can give a collective hug to all the fans. That would be a nice gesture.' Once he knew he was going, unsurprisingly, there was no shortage of options. As well as a concrete offer this week from Roma, who made a last-ditch call on Tuesday to attempt to stop him joining QPR, Tottenham and Arsenal were also in the frame. Arsenal decided they were happy with Wojciech Szczesny while Andre Villas-Boas decided against bringing in a player so associated with his rival Mourinho. Welcome to QPR: Fernandes greets Cesar  'Two weeks ago I found out QPR were interested,' he says. 'I don't watch much football on TV but when I found out I could be coming to QPR, I went to Google and YouTube to read about the club, the players and to see how many Brazilians there are in the squad. There's Fabio, of course, and Jose Bosingwa speaks Portuguese too. Now I know a little bit about them. I didn't read too much because I'm a bit lazy with reading but I'll learn more each day.' Cesar is under no illusion about the task that lies ahead as Mark Hughes' No 1. Watching Rangers' opening day thrashing by Swansea sorted that out. 'I saw the first game. Wow! It was terrible for them and they had some problems but these things happen in football. When I met the coach I asked him what happened in the first game. But they drew away in the second game (1-1 at Norwich) and that's a good result.' First up for Cesar - assuming that he is fit and chosen ahead of Robert Green - is Saturday's trip to champions Manchester City. 'I hope to be the No 1, but I have to work hard. I have the ability but I know the Premier League is hard. My first game could be against my first coach in Europe. Roberto Mancini brought me to Inter. They have done well but we have to believe we can beat them.' Rangers almost did last season in the final-day nailbiter which saw City win 3-2 to seize the title but a result against Carlos Tevez - 'he is so good' - and the rest of Mancini's superstars will not be easy. 'It's going to be a lot more physical here,' he admitted. 'The referees don't give fouls easily. In Italy, it's different. Here, if you fall down, you just have to stand right back up and get on with the game. I know (Tottenham's) Heurelho Gomes very well; we went to the World Cup together. So I'm going to speak to him about playing here. 'I've played against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham. I like Wayne Rooney a lot. He is so good - up there with the best in the world.' Cesar should know. He's been there. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2195418/Julio-Cesar-exclusive-I-dream-winning-Premier-League-QPR.html#ixzz24ydz2MM2 |
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Post by londonranger on Aug 29, 2012 22:26:05 GMT
Well, for a very long time the lack of goalkeepers was believed to be Brazil's main weakness; in the 70's and 80's, for instance, the best goalkeepers in action in the Brazilian football were foreigners, like Corbo (Uruguay - played for Grêmio in the late 70's), Benítez (Paraguay - played for Internacional in the early 80's), Fillol (Argentina - played for Flamengo in the mid-80's) and Rodolfo Rodriguez (Uruguay - played for Santos in the mid 80's, then for Portuguesa and some other teams)... Lucky enough, since the early 90's a whole bunch of great goalkeepers arose, and now this may be the National Team's most disputed position, with a lot of good names fighting for it.
Names for the 2002 World Cup
Marcos
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis - born 03/07/1974; height: 1m93; weight: 86kg; team: Palmeiras (SP/Brazil);
Tall, solid and quiet, Marcos has been the starting goalkeeper of the National Team since Luís Felipe Scolari was called to coach the team. In Palmeiras, where he's built his whole career, he's called "Saint Marcos" after more then a hand of miracles he's made when the team needed it most. As a drawback, maybe only his poor skills with the feet and his unreliable ball return.
He's expected to be the starting goalkeeper in the World Cup, too.
Dida
Nélson de Jesus Silva - born 07/10/1973; height: 1m95; weight: 85kg; team: Corinthians (SP/Brazil);
This is a tall goalkeeper, who began his career in Vitória, a team from Salvador, Bahia, and was World Champion together with Brazil's under-21 team. He went Cruzeiro circa 1994, and was Brazil's starting goalkeeper in the 1996 Olympic Games. His strong points are his reflex and agility, but he fails more often than desired in high balls and shows some lack of confidence, specially in quick plays. Also, his game is full of "highs and lows"... He played in the 1998 World Cup, and was part of the Corinthians' team that won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000; after that, he went to Italy, where he ended up on the bench for A.C. Milan until he was discovered to use a false European passport, what costed him a long-lasting ban on Europe; for some "strange" reason, though, FIFA allowed him to keep playing, both for Brazil and for Brazilian Clubs. Despite his bad shape and his "not-more-than-average" performances, he's still strong with the National team coach, and seems to be a certain name for the World Cup.
Rogério Ceni
Rogério Ceni - born: 22/01/1973; height: 1m88; weight: 85kg; team: São Paulo (SP/Brazil);
A precise and complete goalkeeper, seen by many as the undisputable best in action in Brazil today, he is sometimes referred to as the Brazilian Chilavert, both for his strong temper, his leadership and for his excellent foul-kicking skills (among others, he scored the goal that gave São Paulo the Paulista Championship title in 2000). For some strange reason (maybe his temper), he was never a real darling of the National Team coaches. If you ask the sports press, though, you'll find he would be the man to call - very far above from the competition...
André
André Doring - born: 25/07/1972; height: 1m78; weight: 78kg; team: Cruzeiro (MG/Brazil);
After a quick comeup, gaining plenty of fame and respect very early in his career, André has, for some reason, lost part of his shine... Still solid, he has been playing some quite good matches for Cruzeiro, but it has been years since he was seriously considered to the national team.
Velloso
Wagner Fernando Velloso - born 22/09/1968; height: 1m89; weight: 87 kg; team: Atlético Mineiro (MGBrazil);
Coming from the same school as Zetti, this goalkeeper has somehow the same playing style: he's always in the right place and time, defending even the hardest shoots almost easily... Anyway, his career has not been so constant and stable as his style seems to be: after a very impressive start in 1989, after Palmeiras' starter Zetti left due to an injury, he had a bad season in 1991 and, for the surprise of a lot of fans, the command of the team sent him out; three years passed as he went from team to team (he's played for Santos and even for the very small team of Marilia), and he was already thinking seriously of quitting when Palmeiras, now with an amazing squad but lacking a good goalkeeper, called him back. After two seasons with the team, his fame grew and his name is always seen as a very good one for the National Team (by the way, he was called by Zagallo for the National Team's last friendly match of 1996). Also, in the end of 1996 he was elected by the press as the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the year. In the last years, he has settled in Atlético Mineiro's team, and, partly due to his excellent performances, the team has always stood up among the best in Brazil - and Velloso, as one of the best goalkeepers in here.
Danrley
Danrley de Deus Hinterholz - born 18/04/1973; height: 1m87; weight: 79kg; team: Grêmio (RS/Brazil);
A key piece in the Grêmio team since he came up, by 1995, he has been champion in the South America's main team championship, the Libertadores Cup, in 1995. His tough temper has always caused him trouble, so he's never really considered as a serious choice for the National Team. His club-level performances, though, are as solid as ever!
Young men on their way up
Júlio César
Júlio César Soares Espíndola - born 03/09/1979; height: 1m86; weight: 79kg; team: Flamengo (RJ/Brazil);
For the last 10 years, Flamengo was reputed for burying good goalkeepers, as they were always getting some of the best men available, just to see them going down the hill quickly. This has been changing since 2000, when they decided to give a fair chance to their U-21 goalie, Júlio César. After a shaky start, he soon made himself a reputation for being very solid and constant. Despite his age, there are strong rumors that he's gonna be in the World Cup list to gain international experience for the 2006 World Cup.
Fábio Costa
Fábio Costa - born 27/11/1977; height: 1m87; weight: 84kg; team: Santos (SP/Brazil);
A bold, quick and hot-tempered goalkeeper, Fábio Costa found fame really early when, at the age of 17, he had a terrific season with Vitoria/BA (where he had replaced the locai idol Dida), and a couple of great performances with Brazil's U-21 team, also. Those performances brought him to Cruzeiro, where he would once again replace Dida. From Cruzeiro, he went to a quick experience with PSV (Holland), and then he came back to Vitoria. In 2000, he went to Santos. Thoroughout all these teams, he's always shown his very bols and physical style, but also left behind a track of confusion, fights and such.
He had some opportunities in the National Team, but his hot-temper always left coaches somehow afraid of what he could do in a tough international competition. He was on the bench during the 2000 Olympic Games.
Hélton
Hélton da Silva Arruda - born 18/05/1978; height: 1m86; weight: 74kg; team: Vasco da Gama (RJ/Brazil);
When Hélton came up, by the second half of 1999, the first surprise was that he took the starting position from the "untouchable" Carlos Germano, who had been the starting goalkeeper for Vasco for many years, and was always included in the National Team lists; the surprise didn't last long, though, as Hélton soon proved his point, and in a few months no Vasco supporter regretted the change anymore. With awesome reflexes and elasticity, it didn't take long before Hélton was included in every list of the best goalies in Brazil, and the starting position in the Olympic National Team was also a natural follow-up to all that. After the "Olympic disaster", Hélton was never called to join the senoir National Team again, but his performances at club level keep as awesome as ever!
Oldies, retired & such
Taffarel
Cláudio André Taffarel - born 08/05/1966; height: 1m81; weight: 77kg; team: Parma (Italy);
The first Brazilian goalkeeper ever to play in the tough Italian League, Taffarel started his career in Internacional de Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil); in 1988, he was Brazil's goalkeeper in the Olympic Games, winning a (somehow disappointing) silver medal. After being Brazil's goalkeeper once again in the 1990 WC, Taffarel moved to Italy, to play for Parma; after some years he went to Reggiana, but it seemed he was not the same anymore and that, together with the limitation on the number of foreign players, left him unemployed in the year of 1993... After some months playing as a forward for the local church's team (still in Italy), he was surprisingly called to join the National Team for the 1994 WC qualifiers and, despite his bad condition and big mistakes at the time, he was once again called to be Brazil's goalkeeper for the WC itself... Although not yet the same Taffarel Brazil knew from the 1990 WC (and also despite all the criticism from the fans, who wanted either São Paulo's Zetti or Corinthians' Ronaldo for the position), he managed to play well enough to allow Brazil to win the Cup. After that, Atlético Mineiro, at that time after some publicity, announced they were bringing Taffarel back (and that was reason for many jokes by the opponents' supporters)... After a lot of training, Taffarel got back to his best shape and became one of the keys for the team's success in the 1996 Brazilian Championship (when the team, who wasn't expected to go any further, reached the semifinals), specially in the final rounds, where he really saved the team more than once... After playing the 1998 World Cup, he played one more season for Atlético Mineiro and then went to Galatasaray, where he was a key piece on their European Champion's League title, and then back to Parma (Italy). Shoud be retiring really soon.
Zetti
Armelino Donizetti Quagliato - born 10/01/1965; height: 1m87; weight: 88kg; team: Retired;
An experienced goalkeeper who has been seen as one of Brazil's best goalies ever since he started his professional career in Palmeiras, in 1986. By that time, he's caught the public's attention by managing to stay something like 10 straight matches without suffering one single goal. In 1988, he had to stay more than 6 months away from the fields after breaking one leg severely. As he returned from injury, the team had already found a new goalkeeper in Velloso (see below), so he had to leave, going to São Paulo by 1990. Since then, his precise placement, which makes most of the opponents shoots seem easy to defend, together with his leading spirit, have made him the starting goalkeeper of the team all over São Paulo's "golden era", when the team won, among other titles, the Toyota Cup (the World Title for teams) twice in a row, in 1992 & 1993. Since 1993, he's also been the team's captain. In 1994, it was a surprise to most people that he was not chosen to be Brazil's starting goalkeeper in the World Cup (he went to the USA, but as the 2nd player for the position, after Taffarel). In the end of 1996, he announced he was leaving São Paulo to join Santos. In the end of 1996, he was elected by the fans as the best goalkeeper of the year. After a season with Santos, he drifted from team to team, playing for Fluminense and Sport, but he wasn't the same anymore, so sometime during 2001 he announced his retirement. He is now the coach of São Paulo's U-21 Team.
Carlos Germano
Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto - born: 14/08/1970; height: 1m92; weight: 84kg; team: Santos (SP/Brazil);
A tall and precise goalkeeper that has been the starting goalkeeper for Vasco for many years, Germano was one Zagallo's favourite goalkeepers for the National Team, being constantly called to be in the bench for Taffarel. After leaving Vasco, partly due to the rise
Well, for a very long time the lack of goalkeepers was believed to be Brazil's main weakness; in the 70's and 80's, for instance, the best goalkeepers in action in the Brazilian football were foreigners, like Corbo (Uruguay - played for Grêmio in the late 70's), Benítez (Paraguay - played for Internacional in the early 80's), Fillol (Argentina - played for Flamengo in the mid-80's) and Rodolfo Rodriguez (Uruguay - played for Santos in the mid 80's, then for Portuguesa and some other teams)... Lucky enough, since the early 90's a whole bunch of great goalkeepers arose, and now this may be the National Team's most disputed position, with a lot of good names fighting for it.
Names for the 2002 World Cup
Marcos
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis - born 03/07/1974; height: 1m93; weight: 86kg; team: Palmeiras (SP/Brazil);
Tall, solid and quiet, Marcos has been the starting goalkeeper of the National Team since Luís Felipe Scolari was called to coach the team. In Palmeiras, where he's built his whole career, he's called "Saint Marcos" after more then a hand of miracles he's made when the team needed it most. As a drawback, maybe only his poor skills with the feet and his unreliable ball return.
He's expected to be the starting goalkeeper in the World Cup, too.
Dida
Nélson de Jesus Silva - born 07/10/1973; height: 1m95; weight: 85kg; team: Corinthians (SP/Brazil);
This is a tall goalkeeper, who began his career in Vitória, a team from Salvador, Bahia, and was World Champion together with Brazil's under-21 team. He went Cruzeiro circa 1994, and was Brazil's starting goalkeeper in the 1996 Olympic Games. His strong points are his reflex and agility, but he fails more often than desired in high balls and shows some lack of confidence, specially in quick plays. Also, his game is full of "highs and lows"... He played in the 1998 World Cup, and was part of the Corinthians' team that won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000; after that, he went to Italy, where he ended up on the bench for A.C. Milan until he was discovered to use a false European passport, what costed him a long-lasting ban on Europe; for some "strange" reason, though, FIFA allowed him to keep playing, both for Brazil and for Brazilian Clubs. Despite his bad shape and his "not-more-than-average" performances, he's still strong with the National team coach, and seems to be a certain name for the World Cup.
Rogério Ceni
Rogério Ceni - born: 22/01/1973; height: 1m88; weight: 85kg; team: São Paulo (SP/Brazil);
A precise and complete goalkeeper, seen by many as the undisputable best in action in Brazil today, he is sometimes referred to as the Brazilian Chilavert, both for his strong temper, his leadership and for his excellent foul-kicking skills (among others, he scored the goal that gave São Paulo the Paulista Championship title in 2000). For some strange reason (maybe his temper), he was never a real darling of the National Team coaches. If you ask the sports press, though, you'll find he would be the man to call - very far above from the competition...
André
André Doring - born: 25/07/1972; height: 1m78; weight: 78kg; team: Cruzeiro (MG/Brazil);
After a quick comeup, gaining plenty of fame and respect very early in his career, André has, for some reason, lost part of his shine... Still solid, he has been playing some quite good matches for Cruzeiro, but it has been years since he was seriously considered to the national team.
Velloso
Wagner Fernando Velloso - born 22/09/1968; height: 1m89; weight: 87 kg; team: Atlético Mineiro (MGBrazil);
Coming from the same school as Zetti, this goalkeeper has somehow the same playing style: he's always in the right place and time, defending even the hardest shoots almost easily... Anyway, his career has not been so constant and stable as his style seems to be: after a very impressive start in 1989, after Palmeiras' starter Zetti left due to an injury, he had a bad season in 1991 and, for the surprise of a lot of fans, the command of the team sent him out; three years passed as he went from team to team (he's played for Santos and even for the very small team of Marilia), and he was already thinking seriously of quitting when Palmeiras, now with an amazing squad but lacking a good goalkeeper, called him back. After two seasons with the team, his fame grew and his name is always seen as a very good one for the National Team (by the way, he was called by Zagallo for the National Team's last friendly match of 1996). Also, in the end of 1996 he was elected by the press as the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the year. In the last years, he has settled in Atlético Mineiro's team, and, partly due to his excellent performances, the team has always stood up among the best in Brazil - and Velloso, as one of the best goalkeepers in here.
Danrley
Danrley de Deus Hinterholz - born 18/04/1973; height: 1m87; weight: 79kg; team: Grêmio (RS/Brazil);
A key piece in the Grêmio team since he came up, by 1995, he has been champion in the South America's main team championship, the Libertadores Cup, in 1995. His tough temper has always caused him trouble, so he's never really considered as a serious choice for the National Team. His club-level performances, though, are as solid as ever!
Young men on their way up
Júlio César
Júlio César Soares Espíndola - born 03/09/1979; height: 1m86; weight: 79kg; team: Flamengo (RJ/Brazil);
For the last 10 years, Flamengo was reputed for burying good goalkeepers, as they were always getting some of the best men available, just to see them going down the hill quickly. This has been changing since 2000, when they decided to give a fair chance to their U-21 goalie, Júlio César. After a shaky start, he soon made himself a reputation for being very solid and constant. Despite his age, there are strong rumors that he's gonna be in the World Cup list to gain international experience for the 2006 World Cup.
Fábio Costa
Fábio Costa - born 27/11/1977; height: 1m87; weight: 84kg; team: Santos (SP/Brazil);
A bold, quick and hot-tempered goalkeeper, Fábio Costa found fame really early when, at the age of 17, he had a terrific season with Vitoria/BA (where he had replaced the locai idol Dida), and a couple of great performances with Brazil's U-21 team, also. Those performances brought him to Cruzeiro, where he would once again replace Dida. From Cruzeiro, he went to a quick experience with PSV (Holland), and then he came back to Vitoria. In 2000, he went to Santos. Thoroughout all these teams, he's always shown his very bols and physical style, but also left behind a track of confusion, fights and such.
He had some opportunities in the National Team, but his hot-temper always left coaches somehow afraid of what he could do in a tough international competition. He was on the bench during the 2000 Olympic Games.
Hélton
Hélton da Silva Arruda - born 18/05/1978; height: 1m86; weight: 74kg; team: Vasco da Gama (RJ/Brazil);
When Hélton came up, by the second half of 1999, the first surprise was that he took the starting position from the "untouchable" Carlos Germano, who had been the starting goalkeeper for Vasco for many years, and was always included in the National Team lists; the surprise didn't last long, though, as Hélton soon proved his point, and in a few months no Vasco supporter regretted the change anymore. With awesome reflexes and elasticity, it didn't take long before Hélton was included in every list of the best goalies in Brazil, and the starting position in the Olympic National Team was also a natural follow-up to all that. After the "Olympic disaster", Hélton was never called to join the senoir National Team again, but his performances at club level keep as awesome as ever!
Oldies, retired & such
Taffarel
Cláudio André Taffarel - born 08/05/1966; height: 1m81; weight: 77kg; team: Parma (Italy);
The first Brazilian goalkeeper ever to play in the tough Italian League, Taffarel started his career in Internacional de Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil); in 1988, he was Brazil's goalkeeper in the Olympic Games, winning a (somehow disappointing) silver medal. After being Brazil's goalkeeper once again in the 1990 WC, Taffarel moved to Italy, to play for Parma; after some years he went to Reggiana, but it seemed he was not the same anymore and that, together with the limitation on the number of foreign players, left him unemployed in the year of 1993... After some months playing as a forward for the local church's team (still in Italy), he was surprisingly called to join the National Team for the 1994 WC qualifiers and, despite his bad condition and big mistakes at the time, he was once again called to be Brazil's goalkeeper for the WC itself... Although not yet the same Taffarel Brazil knew from the 1990 WC (and also despite all the criticism from the fans, who wanted either São Paulo's Zetti or Corinthians' Ronaldo for the position), he managed to play well enough to allow Brazil to win the Cup. After that, Atlético Mineiro, at that time after some publicity, announced they were bringing Taffarel back (and that was reason for many jokes by the opponents' supporters)... After a lot of training, Taffarel got back to his best shape and became one of the keys for the team's success in the 1996 Brazilian Championship (when the team, who wasn't expected to go any further, reached the semifinals), specially in the final rounds, where he really saved the team more than once... After playing the 1998 World Cup, he played one more season for Atlético Mineiro and then went to Galatasaray, where he was a key piece on their European Champion's League title, and then back to Parma (Italy). Shoud be retiring really soon.
Zetti
Armelino Donizetti Quagliato - born 10/01/1965; height: 1m87; weight: 88kg; team: Retired;
An experienced goalkeeper who has been seen as one of Brazil's best goalies ever since he started his professional career in Palmeiras, in 1986. By that time, he's caught the public's attention by managing to stay something like 10 straight matches without suffering one single goal. In 1988, he had to stay more than 6 months away from the fields after breaking one leg severely. As he returned from injury, the team had already found a new goalkeeper in Velloso (see below), so he had to leave, going to São Paulo by 1990. Since then, his precise placement, which makes most of the opponents shoots seem easy to defend, together with his leading spirit, have made him the starting goalkeeper of the team all over São Paulo's "golden era", when the team won, among other titles, the Toyota Cup (the World Title for teams) twice in a row, in 1992 & 1993. Since 1993, he's also been the team's captain. In 1994, it was a surprise to most people that he was not chosen to be Brazil's starting goalkeeper in the World Cup (he went to the USA, but as the 2nd player for the position, after Taffarel). In the end of 1996, he announced he was leaving São Paulo to join Santos. In the end of 1996, he was elected by the fans as the best goalkeeper of the year. After a season with Santos, he drifted from team to team, playing for Fluminense and Sport, but he wasn't the same anymore, so sometime during 2001 he announced his retirement. He is now the coach of São Paulo's U-21 Team.
Carlos Germano
Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto - born: 14/08/1970; height: 1m92; weight: 84kg; team: Santos (SP/Brazil);
A tall and precise goalkeeper that has been the starting goalkeeper for Vasco for many years, Germano was one Zagallo's favourite goalkeepers for the National Team, being constantly called to be in the bench for Taffarel. After leaving Vasco, partly due to the rise
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