Cafu

Brazilian association football player

Cafu (born 7 June 1970) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Cafu
Personal information
Full name Marcos Evangelista de Moraes
Date of birth (1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Position(s) Defender (retired)
Youth career
Nacional-SP
Portuguesa
1988–1990 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 São Paulo 95 (6)
1995 Real Zaragoza 16 (0)
1995 Juventude 2 (0)
1995–1997 Palmeiras 35 (0)
1997–2003 Roma 163 (5)
2003–2008 AC Milan 119 (4)
2008–2009 Garforth Town
Total 428 (15)
National team
1990–2006 Brazil 142 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 1990 Série A 20 1 20 1
1991 Série A 20 1 20 1
1992 Série A 21 1 21 1
1993 Série A 18 1 18 1
1994 Série A 16 2 16 2
Total 95 6 95 6
Zaragoza 1994–95 La Liga 16 0 1 0 17 0
Palmeiras 1995 Série A 19 0 19 0
1996 Série A 16 0 16 0
1997 Série A 0 0 0 0
Total 35 0 35 0
Roma 1997–98 Serie A 31 1 5 0 36 1
1998–99 Serie A 20 1 5 0 25 1
1999–2000 Serie A 28 2 4 0 5 0 37 2
2000–01 Serie A 31 1 2 0 7 0 40 1
2001–02 Serie A 27 0 1 0 10 2 38 2
2002–03 Serie A 26 0 3 1 12 0 41 1
Total 163 5 15 1 39 2 217 8
AC Milan 2003–04 Serie A 28 1 1 0 9 0 38 1
2004–05 Serie A 33 1 12 0 45 1
2005–06 Serie A 19 1 1 0 5 0 25 1
2006–07 Serie A 24 0 3 0 8 0 35 0
2007–08 Serie A 15 1 2 0 1 0 18 1
Total 119 4 7 0 35 0 161 4
Career total 428 15 22 1 75 2 525 18

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1][2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1990 3 0
1991 9 0
1992 2 0
1993 12 0
1994 7 1
1995 5 0
1996 3 0
1997 20 0
1998 12 2
1999 12 1
2000 10 1
2001 6 0
2002 12 0
2003 7 0
2004 9 0
2005 8 0
2006 5 0
Total 142 5
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cafu goal.
List of international goals scored by Cafu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States   Honduras 6–2 8–2 Friendly
2 3 June 1998 Stade Bauer, Saint-Ouen, France   Andorra 3–0 3–0 Friendly
3 14 October 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States   Ecuador 3–1 5–1 Friendly
4 9 October 1999 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 2–2 2–2 Friendly
5 23 May 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   Wales 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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São Paulo[3]

Real Zaragoza[3]

Palmeiras[3]

Roma[3]

AC Milan[3][4]

Brazil[3][5]

Individual

Orders

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References

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  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  16. Crépin, Timothé (14 December 2020). "Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende !". France Football (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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