Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares (born 23 April 1985), known as Carlitos, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a right or left-back.
Born in Almada, Setúbal District, Carlitos played the vast majority of his career in the lower levels of Portuguese football.
[2] In summer 2011, Carlitos moved to the Cypriot First Division, where he spent several years in service of AEL Limassol.
On 3 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Iraklis FC.
[4] He scored his only goal for the side roughly one year later, when he headed home in a 2–1 away loss against Apollon Limassol FC,[5] and after 52 competitive appearances he was released on 26 May 2017.