Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto (born 14 August 1970), better known as Carlos Germano, is a former Brazilian footballer who played

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. He was a member of the Brazilian squads that won the

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and that reached the final of the

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in France.

Club career

He began his football career in 1985 in his native town, and was discovered by Vasco's manager who proposed that he join the

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for a test. In the same year he became the first choice goalkeeper for the youth side. When Vasco's senior goalkeeper Acácio left the club, Carlos Germano became the number 1 immediately. He went to receive all of the club honours and was chosen top goalkeeper of the

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in 1997. In 1999, he had some disagreements with Vasco's chairman and left the club. He signed with

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in 2000 for four years, but one year later the club could not pay the total amount of the contract and he obtained the right to a free transfer, moving to Portuguesa. From then on, he signed one year contracts with different clubs, including his first club (Vasco), until he signed with

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(Portuguese side at the time in the second division) in 2005.

International career

Carlos Germano represented his country at the

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and the

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. In 1988, he was chosen as Brazil's goalkeeper in the

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. He went on to earn 9 senior caps for

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between 1995 and 1998.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2005–06 Portuguese season, he subsequently embraced a career as a goalkeeping coach.

Honours

Club

;Vasco da Gama *

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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: 1992, 1994, 1998 *

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* Torneio Rio-São Paulo:

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runner-up:

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International

;Brazil *

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Individual

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): 1997

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