Carlos França

Carlos Clay de França[1] (born 1 January 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serie C club Potenza.

For another footballer, see Ivan Carlos França Coelho.
Carlos França
Personal information
Full name Carlos Clay de França
Date of birth (1980-01-01) 1 January 1980
Place of birth Jaguariúna, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Potenza
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 CE Europa
2008 Chicago Fire Premier
2009–2011 Caperanese/Chiavari 61 (46)
2011 Bogliasco 16 (6)
2011–2012 Legnago Salus 14 (4)
2012–2013 Lavagnese 33 (16)
2013–2014 RapalloBogliasco 32 (29)
2014–2015 Cuneo 36 (27)
2015–2016 Lecco 33 (27)
2016–2017 Triestina 31 (23)
2017– Potenza 67 (39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2018

Club career

França played for Spanish side CE Europa.[2] He scored a goal for the team to win a promotion to Tercera División in 2005.[3] He suffered from a spinal tumor in 2006 that almost ended his football career.[4] According to the footballer himself, he also played for Chicago Fire Premier and Chicago Storm.[5] França scored a goal in the last group stage round in 2008 PDL season for Chicago Fire Premier against Michigan Bucks.[6]

He was a player of Caperanese in 2009–10 season, which won Serie D promotion in 2010 from Eccellenza Liguria (Italian sixth highest level until 2014; top level of Liguria region).[7][8]

Serie D clubs

França remained in the squad of Caperanese in 2010–11 Serie D season. In May 2011, he joined Bogliasco.[9]

França joined Cuneo in 2014.[10]

França joined Lecco in 2015.[11] In the following season, he joined fellow Serie D club Triestina.[12]

After winning the Serie D promotion playoffs with Triestina, França signed a new contract with the club on 7 July 2017.[13] The promotion of Triestina was confirmed on 4 August.[14] However, on 31 August 2017, he returned to Serie D for Potenza.[15] França played twice for Triestina in 2017–18 Coppa Italia and once at 2017–18 Coppa Italia Serie C.[16]

Potenza

França was a player for Potenza since mid-2017. The team won promotion to Serie C as 2017–18 Serie D Group H winner. He also scored 25 league goals that season, as the second in the topscorer table of that group.[17]

Honours
club
  • Serie D group stage winner: 2015 (Cuneo)
  • Serie D group stage runner-up and promotion playoffs winner: 2017 (Triestina)
  • Eccellenza group stage runner-up (Liguria) and promotion playoffs winner: 2010 (Caperanese)[7][8]
individual

Personal life

Cassiano Bodini is his brother-in-law.[20]

References
  1. "Bloco de notas" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). 10 August 2009. p. 546. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. http://archivo.sport.es/ed/20050825/pag_038.html
  3. "Carlos Clay de França, capoeira i ascens" (PDF). L'Escapulat (in Catalan). CE Europa. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. Dolci, Stefano (19 October 2016). "Carlos França, il bomber più letale d'Italia fino a 8 anni fa era un terzino" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. Caruso, Francesco (11 November 2016). "Triestina, è França il bomber più "illegale" degli ultimi tre anni: "Vi racconto i miei segreti"". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Sky Italia. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. Stickradt, Dan (17 July 2008). "Bucks can't put out Fire" (PDF). Canton Observer. Retrieved 24 September 2017 – via Canton Public Library.
  7. Bianchi, Claudio (6 June 2010). "Play Off Nazionali di Eccellenza: Vince la Caperanese". dilettantissimo.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. Bianchi, Claudio (13 June 2010). "Finale Play Off: Castelnuovo Sandrà - Caperanese". dilettantissimo.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. Galfrè, Christian (31 May 2011). "Calcio, sulle panchine dei dilettanti proseguono gli addii di fine stagione". Genova24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. "Carlos Clay França è del Cuneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Cuneo: A.C. Cuneo 1905. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. "Colpo grosso Lecco, ecco Carlos França" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco: Calcio Lecco 1912. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. "Triestina, ufficiale l'arrivo del bomber França". Il Piccolo (in Italian). Trieste. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. "CONFERMATO IL BOMBER CARLOS FRANçA PER LA STAGIONE 2017/18" (Press release) (in Italian). Trieste: U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. "Lega Pro a 56 squadre. Ripescata la Triestina, respinte le domande di Rende e Rieti" (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  15. "Risoluzione consensuale con Carlos França: la punta brasiliana si accasa al Potenza" (Press release) (in Italian). Trieste: U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  16. "LA "PRIMA" IN CASA E' UN SUCCESSO: SÜDTIROL - TRIESTINA 1–0" (Press release) (in Italian). Bolzano: F.C. Südtirol. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  17. "Serie D, girone H: la classifica finale marcatori della stagione 2017/18". dp24.it (in Italian). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  18. "Cuneo in Lega Pro, França capocannoniere del girone: "Sono felice, i miei gol hanno aiutato la squadra"". campioni.cn (in Italian). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  19. "classifiche elenco" (require manual parameter input). dilettantissimo.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  20. Ingraffia, Gabriele (2 February 2010). "Carlos França: da terzino a bomber. La sua storia". dilettantissimo.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2017.


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