Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa

Corinthians

Kléber began his career in Corinthians. He was a regular team when Corinthians won the Brazilian Championship twice in the 1998 and 1999 campaigns. He won the FIFA Club World Championship in 2000, São Paulo State Championship in 2001 and Brazil Cup in 2002.

Hannover (loan)

In July 2003, he moved to Hannover 96 on loan for a fee of nearly 1 million Euro, but he failed to establish himself with the German club. At the end of the season they did not pull the buy-out option in the loan contract, and he had to return to his club of origin.

Basel

Kléber moved to Basel in the summer of 2004 on a three-year contract. He joined Basel's first team for their 2004–05 season under head coach Christian Gross. Kléber became a regular at the Swiss club immediately. After playing in two test games he played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 17 July 2004 as Basel won 6–0 against Aarau. As reigning Swiss champions, Basel entered 2004–05 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round and their aim was to reach the group stage. However, they were drawn against Internazionale and Inter won the qualifier 5–2 on aggregate. Basel subsequently dropped into the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. Beating Terek Grozny in the first round, Basel qualified for the group stage. A 1–1 draw away against Schalke 04 was followed by a home defeat against Hearts. But with two victories, 2–1 away against Ferencvárosi TC and 1–0 at home…

Kléber made his debut for Brazil on 31 January 2002 in a friendly match against Bolivia. A year later, he was included in Brazil team for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. He appeared in all three matches, as Brazil was eliminated in the group stage. After missing out from the national team for more than four years, he was recalled to the team in March 2007 and subsequently earned a place in Brazil's team for 2007 Copa América, which Brazil went on to win. He scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 in a friendly match against Mexico. In May 2009, he was selected for the Brazil squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Kléber is the father of the Brazilian footballer Kaique Kenji.

Club

Corinthians

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1998, 1999 Copa do Brasil: 2002 Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2002 Campeonato Paulista: 1999, 2001, 2003 FIFA Club World Championship: 2000 Basel

Swiss Super League: 2004–05 Santos

Campeonato Paulista: 2006, 2007 Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009, 2011, 2012 Suruga Bank Championship: 2009 Copa Libertadores: 2010 Recopa Sudamericana: 2011

International

Brazil

Copa América: 2007 Confederations Cup: 2009 Superclásico de las Américas: 2011

Individual

Bola de Prata: 2006, 2007, 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2007