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===Early years=== {{Quote box| width = 29% |quote = I owe all clubs for which I worked, even to my little [[União São João Esporte Clube|União São João]], because we must never forget our origins. But I owe my coming to Spain to [[Atlético Mineiro]], who gave me the opportunity to work on the team in 1992, a trip to the country. So I made a point to make it clear and I thank this important club for me to have opened the doors here in Europe. |source =—Roberto Carlos paying tribute in 2014 to the two Brazilian clubs whom he started his career with.<ref name="Atletico">{{cite web|url=http://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/colunistas/jaeci-carvalho/2015/06/18/se-coluna_jaeci_carvalho_interna,312789/roberto-carlos-agradece-ao-galo.shtml|title=Roberto Carlos agradece ao Galo |work=Superesportes |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>}} Roberto Carlos began his professional career playing for [[União São João Esporte Clube|União São João]], a football club based in [[Araras]] in the state of São Paulo. In 1992, despite playing at what was seen as a lesser club and only being 19 years old, he was called up for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]. In August 1992, aged 19, he joined [[Atlético Mineiro]] on loan and went on the club's tour of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galodigital.com.br/enciclopedia/Roberto_Carlos_da_Silva|title=Roberto Carlos da Silva |work=Galo Digital |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/atletico/roberto-carlos-se-diz-triste-por-n%C3%A3o-ter-jogado-pelo-atl%C3%A9tico-e-agradece-o-clube-1.723776|title=Roberto Carlos se diz triste por não ter jogado pelo Atlético e agradece o clube |work=O Tempo |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otempo.com.br/superfc/atletico/roberto-carlos-se-diz-triste-por-n%C3%A3o-ter-jogado-pelo-atl%C3%A9tico-e-agradece-o-clube-1.723776|title=Apesar de curta passagem, Roberto Carlos mostra gratidão ao Galo em retrospectiva |work=Superesportes |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> The tour consisted of the B team, as the club was prioritising the first [[Copa CONMEBOL]] in South America at the same time. The tour served as a test for many players, and those who stood out could be integrated definitively to the main group. Roberto Carlos did not participate in the first two games in Italy but played the full match against [[Unió Esportiva Lleida|Lleida]] in Spain on 27 August in a match for the [[Ciutat de Lleida Trophy]]. He remained in the team for the next two games, held in [[Logroño]], against [[Club Deportivo Logroñés|Logroñés]] and [[Athletic Bilbao]]. Before retiring from football in 2014, Roberto Carlos thanked Atlético Mineiro for the opportunity.<ref name="Atletico"/> In 1993, Roberto Carlos joined [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], where he played for two seasons, winning two consecutive [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian league titles]]. After almost signing for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in 1995, Roberto Carlos chose a move to [[Inter Milan]], in the [[Serie A]], playing one season for the ''Nerazzurri''. He scored a 30-yard free-kick on his debut in a 1–0 win over [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/40941|title=AWAITING PRIMA SERATA: "MESS MY HAIR UP IF..."|date=28 September 2012|publisher=F.C. Internazionale Milano}}</ref> but his [[1995–96 Inter Milan season|season]] at Inter was unsuccessful, with the club finishing seventh in [[1995–96 Serie A|Serie A]]. In an interview with ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' in a May 2005 issue, Roberto Carlos said that the then-coach of Inter, [[Roy Hodgson]], wanted him to play as a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]], but Roberto Carlos wanted to play as a [[left back]]. Roberto Carlos spoke to Inter owner [[Massimo Moratti]] "to see if he could sort things out and it soon became clear that the only solution was to leave".<ref name="One-on-One">{{cite web|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/one-on-one/236/article.aspx |title=Roberto Carlos – One-on-One |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref>
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