Hamilton de Souza
Hamilton de Souza (born 27 September 1968 in P*os, Minas Gerais), better known as Careca or Careca II, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
Careca II 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 subs*uted 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 four games for the Brazil national football team but did not score.
In 2008, he served as *istant 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.
References
External links
- Careca – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
- Careca at ForaDeJogo
- Careca at FootballDatabase.eu
- Careca at the Brazilian Olympic Committee
- Hamilton de Souza at the International Olympic Committee