Robert Carmona

Robert Carmona (born 30 April 1962) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains fourth-division club Nuevo Casabó. Carmona, 63, is the world's oldest active footballer, and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career.^[1]

Robert Carmona

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Carmona
Date of birth	(1962-04-30) 30 April 1962 (age 63)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Nuevo Casabò
Youth career
1976–1980	N/A
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980	Liverpool Montevideo	7	(1)
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
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–	Nuevo Casabó
Managerial career
2005–2011	Albion
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2][3][4]

Career

Carmona started his career in 1976 as a playmaker and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest football career, playing without a season break ever since.^[5][6][7][1] Despite having undergone eight operations due to injuries, his intention is to continue playing football.

See also

• List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances
• List of world association football records
• Kazuyoshi Miura