Careca (footballer, born 1968)

For other people named Careca, see Careca (disambiguation).

Careca

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-09-27) 27 September 1968
Place of birth	Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1990	Cruzeiro
1990–1992	Sporting CP	32	(8)
1992–1993	Famalicão	10	(0)
1993–1994	Cruzeiro	9	(1)
1995	Ponte Preta
1995	Atlético Mineiro
1996	América Mineiro
1997	Londrina
1997	Coritiba
1998	Democrata
1998	Vila Nova
1999–2000	América Mineiro
International career
1988–1989	Brazil	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamilton de Souza (born 27 September 1968), better known as Careca or Careca II, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Careca II was born in Passos, Minas Gerais. He played for several Brazilian clubs as Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and Coritiba and also for Sporting CP in Portugal.

Careca competed for Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In the first round, he started three times in the front line with the famed Romário but did not score and was each time substituted for Bebeto. Careca also played each of Brazil's three games in the knock-out stages and won the silver medal, after Brazil lost the final against the Soviet Union.

Careca II played seven games for the Brazil national team.

In 2008, he served as assistant coach of the youth team of Atlético Mineiro.

Personal life

In July 2015, his son Hamilton de Souza Junior, signed a contract to play for Biu Chun Rangers in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League.

External links

• Careca – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Careca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Careca at Olympedia
• Hamilton Careca at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
• Hamilton de Souza at Olympics.com