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Counter-Strike: KIKO retires, mibr's new fifth soon

By: Luis Mira - Published January 30, 2007 at 4:39 PM EST - Writer Archive
Carlos “KIKOOOO“ Segal has just confirmed his retirement from professional gaming.
The Brazilian player has now decided to put an end to a successful career that had its peak with the gold achieved during the ESWC 2006.

Although he was seen going inactive and returning some times, Segal confirmed that this decision is irreversible and that there is no turning back. The lack of motivation to play this game at the highest level and the fact that he wants to focus on his studies were the most important factors in this choice.

"Unfortunately, I no longer have the will to play, I can't stand playing abroad for several months or staying in a LAN house practicing. Besides, my will to study made me take this choice. I know that I stopped and returned some other times, but this time is definite, I need to take another path in my life," Segal told mibr.com.

The departure of Segal leaves the Brazilian giant with five players. However, the management has already stated that it is currently looking for a new fifth as Rafael "pava" Pavanelli isn't part of MiBR's first-team plans.

This said, Made in Brazil has now the following roster:

Brazil Lincoln "fnx" Lau
Brazil Bruno "bruno" Ono
Brazil Renato "nak" Nakano
Brazil Raphael "cogu" Camargo
Brazil Rafael "pava" Pavanelli

User Comments


sucks to see more great old school players retiring but i guess it happens, wonder who their 5th will be. hope hes crazy like nak/fnx
another one bites the dust
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kiko was amazing :(
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO

KIKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

; '(((( !
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damn gl irl
#united5 #soLgaming

lol GL with that

seems every CS player quits than returns because their real life is apparently lacking
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there was a guy who replaced elemeNt in 2005 i cant remember his name but he was nuts
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they should get him back!
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If it's not Kiko, it's Cogu...If it's not Cogu, it's Kiko.

We'll see him back once the tournaments start again, but Cogu will leave then.
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#6
xed

gl kikooo and mibr
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Welcome back ton......or btt
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kikooo's always been one of the my favorite players.

Sucks to see him go.
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mibr | xed
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clone fnx and they will own! :D
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btw xed is retired in case u didnt know
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pava is good. let him play.
now go home and get your fucking shinebox!
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why do you write "retire" if he's gonna come back in like 2 months anyway
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NOO NOT KIKOO :(
#ent CAL:im S19 CEVO:pg Chicago
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#16 so when was the last time you head about xed before this thread? 1 year ago ? loloLZOlOLoLOLZolOZLol
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damn..
-(Bravo)-Jan1uX
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pava
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good luck KIKOOO
#rt #remnant
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why dont they just use pava hes amazing
Chicks come and go but epics are solebound...
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terrisad D: gl in life kiko
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he'll be back...
#satisfied!
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he'll be back...
#satisfied!
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sad to see him go, I think mibr will be a fairly strong team in 2007
mARci`
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id give this one 3 months
#teamesp forever.
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Don't know anyone that would be much better than pava in the brazilian scene, but I don't know the brazilian scene very much beyond GC.br, g3x, and MiBR. Maybe they'll pick up some up and comer.
#Premier! Texas LAN team competing in CAL-Ripken
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kiko is washed up and that lineup is good right there, too bad fnx is so young
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wtf! pava is a great player.

good luck in life kikoo, sounds like a good decision.
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bit will probably join mibr... i believe 90% of the brazilian cs community thinks bit is gonna replace kikoo =)
lol?
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if pava is not ............................ what the hell are they thinking pava is a beast ;(
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mibr must kick bruno (Y)
bruno is a nice guy but not played good in last season
gl Dr.KIKOOOO

noooo not kiko :(
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to bad, kiko was a nice player . But they still got cogu :)
What?
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grrrrr... but understandable.
good luck in life kikooo, you will be missed :)
Head of the www.readmore.de demo section. Your POV demo resource on the net (12000 and counting...)
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gl in life & ur study kikooo
i'll miss you
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kick bruno, bring back XED and +1 ... =D
You can pay a player to play source, but you can't make him like it.
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a[D]r ftw :) and pava there and you have the best line up if bruno dont start to play like he used to
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gl to kikooo
miss 2005 lineup(though 2006 lineup is more succuessful)
kikooo
cogu
pava
pred
elemeNt
SSSAAAMMM
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sad :(
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Noo not kiko! gl mibr
Asus A8N-SLi Prem AMD64 4000+ CorsairXMS2Gb WD250gb eVGA7800GT Audigy2SE
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kiko's ace at infernooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

gl dude :)
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omg kikoooooooooooo :( gl in real live dude
brazilian style ROCKS!
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one of my favourites players :'(

pava its an amazing player ... and #33 its right

gl
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GL KIKOOOO in stdy...pava is good also..w'll miss u kikoooo..
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Why the hell they need a new fifth? Pava is great.
Cacilds... Kid Mumu da Mangueira...
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So sad.
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:o sadface ^^
xeslan;o
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gLhF
parissS -- #blackListed / #panacea

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