Anniversary of the famous Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos this week: on April 10, the owner of one of the most powerful strikes in the history of sports # 1 turned 50 years old. Why not remember the best goals of the defender and try to reveal the secret of his performance?
Makhachkala legend
The winner of the World Cup, the owner of two America's Cups and three «eared» Champions League trophies — all this is just a small part of the achievements of the great Roberto Carlos. He was twice recognized as the best defender of the planet, and was also included in the list of the best football players of all time according to the International Football Federation (FIFA).
In 1997, Carlos could even become the best player of the year, but just a little was not enough — the FIFA individual award went to the «nibbler» » Ronaldo.
He led Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team, burned out the left flank with high-speed runs and modestly smiled at press conferences … But what's more! World Champion — 2002 was the first boom-acquisition of Suleiman Kerimov in Anji: in 2011-2012 he led the Makhachkala team forward on the field, and then worked as a coach. A short “strong man” pops up in memory, at the sight of which at the RPL stadiums both fans and journalists felt uneasy. Is this reality? Roberto Carlos himself looked into our town!And for the Brazilian himself, from whom dust particles were blown off here (which is worth only a Bugatti car for his birthday — a gift from Kerimov), Russia hooked. Here is how he spoke during the 2018 World Cup about the host country of the World Cup (quoted by Sport24):
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"I really liked everything in Russia. It's hard to believe, but even Moscow traffic jams didn't annoy me! Honestly, I enjoyed every day that I spent in your country. I was surrounded by kind, sympathetic people and everywhere they met with warmth. Until now, I still have many friends in Russia.Roberto is also known in the football world for his devastating strike. Not only did the left-back score a lot in his career (97 goals for clubs; 11 for the national team), but until 2010 he also held the world record for hitting power and ball speed (198 km/h). During the World Championship in South Africa, the German Lukas Podolski surpassed the legend (201 km/h), although the good-natured Carlos was hardly upset by the success of Poldi. >And what kind of goals are not in the asset of the Brazilian football player. He scored from zero angle…
…»stowed» beauty in the far corner with the transfer of David Beckham…
…and made the great Fabien Barthez follow the ball with his eyes. That goal from 1997 was a masterpiece for the ages: the strength, accuracy and twist of the «Swede» (the outer side of the foot) were so perfect that neither the wall nor the French goalkeeper became an obstacle.
Subsequently, Roberto will tactfully point out that the wind helped him. But does this make fan admiration for the flight path any less? The Brazilian peered at the advertisement outside Barthez's goal and aimed at the «a» in the inscription La Poste, but after hitting the ball changed direction, and, frightening the ball boy, struck the post and flew into the net.
Finally, the unique physiology also affected. With a height of 168 centimeters, Carlos had short but very powerful legs. For their sake, I didn’t have to watch my diet and wear myself out in the “rocking chair” — thanks to heredity. A beautiful goal and it took a lot of practice and hard work throughout his career. The hard work paid off, and this is a special moment for me… I never tried to repeat that goal, because I knew it was impossible. Someday someone will score in the same style, but I was the first.» Roberto Carlos
in an interview with ESPN FC
Science says
After 13 years, French physicists will study that goal and come to the conclusion that on the hand of Roberto Carlos (and the trajectory of the ball) was played by the distance to the goal, which was about 35 meters. If he had put the ball a little closer, there would have been a post at best, a little further, the goalkeeper would have had time to react.
Isn't it magic?