Carlos Carneiro (handballer)

Carlos Hugo Freitas Carneiro (born 3 March 1982) is a former Portuguese handballer.

Carlos Carneiro
Carneiro with Sporting in 2016
Personal information
Full name Carlos Hugo Freitas Carneiro
Born (1982-03-03) March 3, 1982
Guimarães, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Years Team
1997
 Vitória de Guimarães
1998–2000
 Francisco de Holanda
2000–2003
 ABC Braga
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2003
 ABC Braga
2003–2004
 → Boavista FC (loan)
2004–2007
 Madeira Andebol SAD
2007–2015
 Benfica
2015–2020
 Sporting CP
National team
Years Team Apps
2003–2020
 Portugal 93[1]

Career

Born in Guimarães, Carneiro started his youth career in his hometown club, Vitória S.C. at age 15, he then spent a two-year span at Xico Andebol, before joining ABC Braga and start a professional career at age 18, and debuting for the national team, only a year later.[2]

In 2004, he moved to Madeira Andebol SAD and won the league in his first season, and finished runner-up in the second.[2] His performances led to a move to Benfica after two seasons in Madeira.[2]

In his first year in Lisbon, Carneiro helped the team conquer their first national title in 18 years, plus, he added a League Cup in the following season.[3] His best individual seasons came in 2010–11 and in 2012–13, when he was elected Most Valuable Player of the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, while also adding three titles in other competitions.[4][5]

On 5 June 2015, Benfica announced the departure of Carneiro after 8 seasons defending Benfica, with the 33-year-old joining cross-town rivals, Sporting, shortly after.[6][7] In his first season at Sporting, he helped the club win their second EHF Challenge Cup and the first league title in 16 years.[8][9] A year later, he won back-to-back league titles with them.[10]

Honours

[11]

Madeira Andebol SAD
SL Benfica
Sporting CP

References
  1. "Dados Selecção A Masculina 2011-12" (PDF). Portal Federação Portuguesa de Andebol. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. Cristiano Moreira (29 May 2007). "Carlos Carneiro - O Rei da Pátria" [Carlos Carneiro - The home King]. O Olho Vivo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Benfica sagra-se campeão nacional de Andebol ao derrotar ABC de Braga". Público (in Portuguese). 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. "Carlos Carneiro eleito MVP" [Carlos Carneiro MVP of 2010/11]. Record. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. "III Gala do Andebol: Carlos Carneiro e Ana Seabra eleitos os melhores jogadores" [III Handball Gala:Carneiro and Ana Seabra elected best players]. Portal Federação Portuguesa de Andebol (in Portuguese). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. "Carlos Carneiro deixa o Benfica após oito anos" [Carneiro leaves Benfica after 8 seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. "Carlos Carneiro (Benfica) assina pelo Sporting" [Carneiro (Benfica) joins Sporting]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  8. "Sporting dominate final to win Challenge Cup". Eurohandball.com (in Portuguese). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. "Sporting CP sagra-se Campeão Nacional 2016/2017" [Sporting wins league]. Federação Portuguesa de Andebol (in Portuguese). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. "Sporting derrota Benfica e é bicampeão nacional de andebol" [Sporting defeats Benfica and is back-to-back champion]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. "Carlos Carneiro". thefinalball.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.


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