Carlos Eduardo Marques

Grêmio

Born in Ajuricaba, Brazil, Carlos Eduardo lived in the city until moving to Porto Alegre at age fourteen to join Grêmio's youth system, where he began his career and meet his future teammate, Lucas Leiva. Carlos Eduardo turned professional at the age of sixteen. He later reflected in an interview with Deutsche Welle on his background, saying: "In the south, it's a little cold too. And for me, gaucho football is a little tougher than paulista and carioca, and that helped me a lot. I had a very good school, which was Grêmio. An excellent school, forming great players, like Ronaldinho, Lucas, Anderson. Grêmio was a very beautiful story, I managed to win there and the club gave me the experience to come here to be able to show my football naturally." Carlos Eduardo was spotted first by a Real Madrid scout in 2005, but Real Madrid decided not to sign him as they thought he would need time to adapt to Spanish football. Despite not signing for Real Madrid, Carlos Eduardo continued to develop at Grêmio and then signed a three–year contract with the club. At the start of the 2007 season, he was called up to the Grêmio's first team squad. Carlos Eduardo made his debut for Grêmio, starting a match and played 68 minutes before being substituted, as the club lost 1–0 against Cerro Porteño in the Copa Libertadores match on 15 February 2007. He also played in both legs of the final of the Campeonato Gaúcho against Juventude and scored twice in the first leg, as the club won…

After making three appearances for Brazil U20, it was announced on 27 October 2009 that Carlos Eduardo received his first call up for the Seleção. Carlos Eduardo said he was in tears upon learning that he was called up for the national team. It wasn't until on 14 November 2009 when Carlos Eduardo made his Brazil debut, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for goal scorer Nilmar, who scored the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win against England. After the injuries of Luís Fabiano and Elano, Carlos Eduardo and Grafite were brought into the squad against Republic of Ireland, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute, winning 1–0 on 2 March 2010. In May 2010, Dunga used all the players of Ireland match to form the 23-men provisional 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, except Adriano and Carlos Eduardo, and added Luís Fabiano, Elano and Gomes back to the squad. Carlos Eduardo remained in the squad, but as one of the seven backup players for the main squad. It wasn't until 23 September 2010, when Carlos Eduardo was called up for the national team. He later made two more appearances for Brazil by the end of the year.

Carlos Eduardo is friends with Wellington Luís de Sousa since they were fifteen while being at Grêmio. In addition to speaking Portuguese, he also speaks German, having learned the language during his time at Germany. Carlos Eduardo's father was an electrician and later stopped working around the same time his son became a footballer. Eduardo has used a significant amount of his salary to support his family. Carlos Eduardo is Christian, having stated he read the Bible and do the sign of the Cross before playing. While playing for Rubin Kazan, Carlos Eduardo resided in Kazan and described the city as "safe".

Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007 Flamengo

Copa do Brasil: 2013 Campeonato Carioca: 2014 Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 2017