Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Carmona | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1962 | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liffa Club | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1980 | N/A | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980 | Anant Montevideo | ||
1981 | Progreso | ||
1982 | Bella Vista | ||
1983 | Tristán Suárez | ||
1984 | La Luz | ||
1985 | Colón Montevideo | ||
1986 | Alto Perú | ||
1992–1999 | Municipal Limeño | ||
1993 | River Plate Asuncion | ||
1995–1996 | Philadelphia KiXX | ||
2002 | Colonia | ||
2004–2006 | Albion | ||
2006–2007 | Platense Montevideo | ||
2007–2008 | Albion | ||
2008–2009 | Basáñez | ||
2008–2009 | Albion | 7 | (1) |
2009–2018 | La Luz | ||
2010–2021 | Albion | ||
2021–2023 | Hacele Un Gol a la Vida | ||
2023–2024 | C.D Iraklis | ||
2024 | Río de la Plata | ||
2024–2025 | Nuevo Casabó | ||
2025– | Liffa Club | ||
Managerial career | |||
2005–2011 | Albion | ||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Carmona (born 30 April 1962) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains fourth-division club Liffa Club. [1] Carmona, 63, is the world's oldest active footballer, and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career. [2]
Besides Uruguay, Carmona has played in the lower leagues of Canada, United States, Spain, El Salvador, Paraguay, Argentina, and Italy for 30 clubs in total and over 2,200 official matches. [3] [4] [5] In August 2025, he stated that his current team, Liffa Club, is his 50th or 51st club. [6] [7]
Carmona started his junior career in 1976 as a playmaker and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career, playing without a season break ever since. [8] [9] [10] [2] Despite having undergone eight operations due to injuries, his intention is to continue playing football.[ citation needed ]
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