{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1979)}}
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlinhos Bala
| name = Carlinhos Bala
| fullname = José Carlos da Silva
| fullname = José Carlos da Silva
| height = {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17}}
| birth_place = [[Recife]], [[Brazil]]
| birth_place = [[Recife]], Brazil
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| currentclub =
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}}
}}
”’José Carlos da Silva”’ or simply ”’Carlinhos Bala”’ (born September 17, 1979), is a Brazilian [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He retired in 2012 at [[Clube de Regatas Brasil|CRB]].
”’José Carlos da Silva”’ or simply ”’Carlinhos Bala”’ (born 17 1979), is a Brazilian [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He retired in 2012 at [[Clube de Regatas Brasil|CRB]].
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is a devout [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christian]],<ref>{{cite web|title=TESTEMUNHO DO JOGADOR CARLINHOS BALA COM O PR.FÉLIX NETO NA AD CAMPO DE ESMIRNA SEDE II|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhoSaECIgrk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/IhoSaECIgrk |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]]|date=18 December 2016|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=Portuguese}}{{cbignore}}</ref> having converted after his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jogador Carlinhos Bala aproveita entrevista para falar de sua conversão a Jesus e para divulgar a Rádio Feliz FM de Pernambuco, com a frequência 102.1|url=http://www.pregadoresdotelhado.org.br/noticias/mundo-cristao/em-entrevista-jogador-carlinhos-bala-divulga-a-radio-feliz-fm-de-pernambuco|date=5 November 2015|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=Portuguese|first=Camila|last=Bianchi|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030131800/http://www.pregadoresdotelhado.org.br/noticias/mundo-cristao/em-entrevista-jogador-carlinhos-bala-divulga-a-radio-feliz-fm-de-pernambuco|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is a devout [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christian]],<ref>{{cite web|title=TESTEMUNHO DO JOGADOR CARLINHOS BALA COM O PR.FÉLIX NETO NA AD CAMPO DE ESMIRNA SEDE II|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhoSaECIgrk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/IhoSaECIgrk |archive-date=18 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|date=18 December 2016|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=Portuguese}}{{cbignore}}</ref> having converted after his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jogador Carlinhos Bala aproveita entrevista para falar de sua conversão a Jesus e para divulgar a Rádio Feliz FM de Pernambuco, com a frequência 102.1|url=http://www.pregadoresdotelhado.org.br/noticias/mundo-cristao/em-entrevista-jogador-carlinhos-bala-divulga-a-radio-feliz-fm-de-pernambuco|date=5 November 2015|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=Portuguese|first=Camila|last=Bianchi|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030131800/http://www.pregadoresdotelhado.org.br/noticias/mundo-cristao/em-entrevista-jogador-carlinhos-bala-divulga-a-radio-feliz-fm-de-pernambuco|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
José Carlos da Silva or simply Carlinhos Bala (born 17 September 1979), is a Brazilian striker. He retired in 2012 at CRB.
He is a devout evangelical Christian,[1] having converted after his retirement from football.[2]
