He spent 11 years of his professional career in Portugal (21 in total in the country), amassing Primeira Liga totals of 271 matches and 70 goals over nine seasons and representing mainly Benfica, Vitória de Guimarães and Braga.
Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Chiquinho Carlos started playing with Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) and CR Flamengo.
[1] Chiquinho scored in his first official game for Benfica, a 2–2 away draw against FC Porto on 24 August 1986.
He won the double in his first season,[3][4] going on to take part in 80 competitive matches during his two-year spell and score 21 goals.
[1] Additionally, he appeared with the side in the 1987–88 European Cup, playing the full 120 minutes in the final, a penalty shootout loss to PSV Eindhoven.