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Cafu at the 2019 Copa América
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Evangelista de Morais
Date of birth	(1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Nacional-SP
	Portuguesa
1988–1990	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	São Paulo	216	(33)
1995	Real Zaragoza	16	(0)
1995	Juventude	4	(0)
1995–1997	Palmeiras	41	(2)
1997–2003	Roma	163	(5)
2003–2008	AC Milan	119	(4)
Total		559	(44)
International career
1990–2006	Brazil	142	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 United States Winner 2002 Korea/Japan Runner-up 1998 France Copa América Winner 1997 Bolivia Winner 1999 Paraguay Runner-up 1991 Chile FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1997 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu ([kaˈfu]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he is known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank. He is the most-capped player for the Brazil national team with 142 appearances.

At club level, Cafu won several domestic and international titles while playing in Brazil, Spain, and Italy; he is best known for his spells at São Paulo (1989–1995), Roma (1997–2003), and AC Milan (2003–08), teams with which he made history, although he also played briefly for Zaragoza, Juventude, and Palmeiras during a two-year spell from 1995 to 1997. In 1994, Cafu was crowned South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He was additionally named to the FIFPro World XI in 2005, and in 2020 was included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team.

Cafu represented his nation in four FIFA World Cups between 1994 and 2006, and is the only player in history to have appeared in three World Cup finals, both overall and consecutive, winning the 1994 and 2002 editions of the tournament, the latter as his team's captain where he lifted the World Cup trophy. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the Copa América, winning the title twice, in 1997 and 1999; he was also a member of the national side that won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Early life

One of six children, Cafu was raised in the Jardim Irene favela of São Paulo. At the age of seven, he was able to attend a football academy and soon moved up to the junior sides of Nacional-SP, Portuguesa, and Itaquaquecetuba. He also played futsal for two years.

As a child he received the nickname 'Cafu', in honor of the Brazilian winger Cafuringa.

In the early 1980s, he was rejected from the youth squads of Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, Atlético Mineiro, and Portuguesa, but it was not until 1988 that he made the youth squad of hometown club São Paulo, and subsequently won the Copa São Paulo youth tournament that year, but he did not play during the next season as São Paulo won the 1989 Campeonato Paulista.

Club career

It was during this time, however, that São Paulo youth coach Telê Santana became Cafu's mentor. He suggested that Cafu move from right midfield to wingback, a spot into which Cafu made the transition with ease despite never previously playing the position. He had soon anchored onto the first team, as São Paulo won back-to-back Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1992 and 1993. In 1994, he was named the South American Footballer of the Year. Halfway through the 1994–95 season, Cafu joined Spanish side Real Zaragoza, winning the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup with them (though he had injury issues and did not play in the final). He then left Zaragoza to join Brazilian club Juventude.

After a brief stint back in Brazil with Palmeiras in 1996, Cafu returned to Europe once again the next year, this time with Roma, and won the Scudetto in 2001. It was during his tenure at Roma that Cafu earned the nickname Il Pendolino ("The Express Train" or "The Commuter"). Despite making the Coppa Italia final in 2003 with Roma, he moved to AC Milan, after turning down a move to Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos. With the Rossoneri, he won his second career Scudetto in 2004, followed by his second Supercoppa Italiana, and he played in his first UEFA Champions League final in 2005. The following season, he made fewer appearances for Milan due to injury and difficulties in his personal life.

Despite his success with Milan, he continued to hold fond memories of his Roma years, and it was for that reason that on 4 March 2007 – the day after Milan eliminated Celtic in the first knockout round of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League – he candidly revealed in a UEFA.com chat that he did not want Milan to be drawn against the Giallorossi in the quarter-final round. He got his wish, as Milan were drawn against Bayern Munich. Milan's successful Champions League campaign saw Cafu finally pick up a long-awaited winners' medal, in a rematch of the 2005 final.

Cafu signed a contract extension in May 2007 that would keep him with Milan until the end of the 2007–08 season, during which he won another UEFA Supercup, and his third world title at club level and now his first FIFA Club World Cup. On 16 May 2008, it was announced that Cafu and compatriot Serginho would be leaving Milan at the end of the season. In Cafu's last game of his Milan career, and of his professional career, he scored a goal in their 4–1 victory over Udinese. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani stated that the door would be open to him to return to work for the club.

He is a member of the AC Milan and the Roma Halls of Fame.

Passport controversy

Cafu was accused along with several other Serie A players, including Roma teammate Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt, countryman and later Milan teammate Dida, of using a forged passport in their attempt to dodge regulations regarding the number of non-European players allowed on Italian club rosters. However, the charge was cleared by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as Cafu's Italian passport was real and issued by Italian officials, but 13 others – including Dida – were banned. But Cafu faced another controversy that similar to Juan Sebastián Verón, accused that Cafu's wife, Regina used falsified documents to claim Italian nationality through Italian descent. Cafu acquired Italian nationality through marriage. In 2004, Cafu and Roma club president Franco Sensi went to court.

On 12 June 2006, less than 24 hours before Brazil were to begin their 2006 World Cup campaign against Croatia, Rome prosecutor Angelantonio Racanelli called for the imprisonment of Cafu, his wife and his agent for nine months following the resurfacing of a false-passport scandal. The very next day, however, Cafu, his wife and agent were acquitted of all charges.

International career

Cafu is the most-capped Brazilian men's player of all time with 142 appearances, including a record 20 World Cup games. He has won two World Cups in 1994 and 2002, as well as being the only player to participate in three World Cup final matches. Cafu also held the record of winning the most matches in World Cups with 15 (along with two games Brazil won on penalties), before being surpassed by Germany's Miroslav Klose in the 2014 World Cup.

He earned his first cap in a friendly against Spain on 12 September 1990, and played sparingly for Brazil in the early 1990s, making the 1994 World Cup roster as a substitute. He appeared in the final against Italy, following an injury to Jorginho in the 22nd minute. After that, Cafu was soon a regular in the starting eleven as Brazil won the Copa América in 1997 and 1999, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reached the 1998 World Cup final.

Brazil endured a rocky qualification for the 2002 tournament, during which Cafu came under heavy criticism from coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who stripped him of the team captaincy after he was sent off in a qualifier against Paraguay. Shortly after that, however, Luxemburgo was out of a job, and replacement Luiz Felipe Scolari made Emerson his new choice for captain. However, Emerson missed the cut after he dislocated his shoulder in training, which allowed Cafu to regain the armband. After Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 in the final match (Cafu's third consecutive World Cup final), he stood on the victory podium during the postmatch celebration and, as he raised the World Cup trophy, shouted to his wife, "Regina, eu te amo!" ("Regina, I love you!"). Cafu had also written "100% Jardim Irene" on his shirt as an homage to his upbringing. Three days after World Cup victory, Cafu spent some time in Bangu on Amanajó Street alongside former Bangu AC coach and notable fan Pombo and his cousin, a long time Cafu's friend.

Cafu and Brazil fell short of high expectations placed on the squad four years later in 2006, as Brazil meekly exited in the quarter-finals after a 1–0 defeat by France. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira was criticized for featuring fading veterans, most notably the 36-year-old Cafu and 33-year-old Roberto Carlos, in the starting eleven in lieu of younger players. Cafu was one of few Brazil players who spoke to the press in the midst of a hailstorm of criticism from Brazilian fans and media alike following the team's return home.

Style of play

Regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, one of the best footballers of his generation, and as one of Brazil's best ever players, Cafu was a dynamic, hard-working, offensive-minded, and energetic right-sided wing-back who is mostly remembered for his great pace, stamina, tactical intelligence, distribution, and technical skills, as well as his ability to make overlapping attacking runs down the right flank and provide accurate crosses to teammates in the area.

In addition to his footballing ability, he was also known for his discipline, leadership and his characteristically cheerful demeanour. Although he usually played as an attacking right-back, he was also capable of playing as a centre back, due to his defensive skills, or in more advanced positions, and was often deployed as a right winger. During his time in Italy, he was given the nickname Pendolino, after the country's express trains.

Personal life

Cafu is separated from his wife Regina Feliciano, who he married in 1987. The couple had three children together: two sons (Danilo and Wellington) and a daughter (Michelle). On 4 September 2019, Danilo suffered a heart attack whilst playing football at his family home, after complaining about feeling unwell. Danilo was taken to hospital, where he later died.

Career statistics

Club

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
3. Appearance in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
7. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
8. Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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

São Paulo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1991
• Campeonato Paulista: 1991, 1992
• Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993
• Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1993, 1994
• Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993

Real Zaragoza

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1996

Roma

• Serie A: 2000–01

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2003–04
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
• UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1994, 2002, runner up: 1998
• Copa América: 1997, 1999
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997

Individual

• South American Team of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• South American Footballer of the Year: 1994
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002 (Reserve)
• FIFA 100
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2005
• FIFPro World XI: 2005
• Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2009
• ESPN World Team of the Decade: 2009
• AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2012
• World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
• AC Milan Hall of Fame
• World XI: Team of the 21st Century
• Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
• IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021
• IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021

Orders

• Officer of the Order of Rio Branco: 2008

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

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External links

• Cafu – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Official Cafu Foundation site (in Portuguese)
• Cafu profile by Aaron Marcus – acmilan-online.com
• Career stats – acmilan.com
• Cafu – UEFA competition record (archived)

Brazil squads

v t e Brazil squad – 1991 Copa América runners-up 1 Taffarel 2 Mazinho 3 Cléber 4 Ricardo Rocha 5 Mauro Silva 6 Branco 7 Renato Gaúcho 8 Valdir 9 Careca III 10 Neto 11 João Paulo 12 Sérgio 13 Cafu 14 Wilson Gottardo 15 Márcio Santos 16 Lira 17 Márcio Bittencourt 18 Raí 19 Luís Henrique 20 Mazinho Oliveira 21 Sílvio 22 Ronaldo Coach: Falcão v t e Brazil squad – 1993 Copa América 1 Taffarel 2 Cafu 3 Antônio Carlos 4 Válber 5 César Sampaio 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Edmundo 8 Boiadeiro 9 Müller 10 Palhinha 11 Zinho 12 Carlos Gallo 13 Winck 14 Luís Henrique 15 Paulão 16 Elivélton 17 Luisinho 18 Marquinhos 19 Edílson 20 Almir 21 Viola 22 Zetti Coach: Parreira v t e Brazil squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title) 1 Taffarel 2 Jorginho 3 Ricardo Rocha 4 Ronaldão 5 Mauro Silva 6 Branco 7 Bebeto 8 Dunga (c) 9 Zinho 10 Raí (c) 11 Romário 12 Zetti 13 Aldair 14 Cafu 15 Márcio Santos 16 Leonardo 17 Mazinho 18 Paulo Sérgio 19 Müller 20 Ronaldo 21 Viola 22 Gilmar Coach: Parreira v t e Brazil squad – 1997 Copa América winners (5th title) 1 Taffarel 2 Cafu 3 Aldair 4 Márcio Santos 5 Mauro Silva 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Giovanni 8 Dunga 9 Ronaldo 10 Leonardo 11 Romário 12 Carlos Germano 13 Djalminha 14 Zé Maria 15 Célio Silva 16 Gonçalves 17 Zé Roberto 18 César Sampaio 19 Flávio Conceição 20 Denílson 21 Edmundo 22 Paulo Nunes Coach: Zagallo v t e Brazil squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title) 1 Dida 2 Cafu 3 Aldair 4 Júnior Baiano 5 Dunga (c) 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Bebeto 8 Flávio Conceição 9 Ronaldo 10 Leonardo 11 Romário 12 Rogério Ceni 13 Zé Maria 14 Gonçalves 15 Zé Roberto 16 César Sampaio 17 Doriva 18 Denílson 19 Juninho Paulista 20 Rivaldo 21 Rodrigo Fabri 22 Russo Coach: Zagallo v t e Brazil squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Taffarel 2 Cafu 3 Aldair 4 Júnior Baiano 5 César Sampaio 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Giovanni 8 Dunga (c) 9 Ronaldo 10 Rivaldo 11 Emerson 12 Carlos Germano 13 Zé Carlos 14 Gonçalves 15 André Cruz 16 Zé Roberto 17 Doriva 18 Leonardo 19 Denílson 20 Bebeto 21 Edmundo 22 Dida Coach: Zagallo v t e Brazil squad – 1999 Copa América winners (6th title) 1 Dida 2 Cafu 3 Odvan 4 Antônio Carlos 5 Emerson 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Amoroso 8 Vampeta 9 Ronaldo 10 Rivaldo 11 Alex 12 Marcos 13 Evanílson 14 César 15 João Carlos 16 Serginho 17 Marcos Paulo 18 Flávio Conceição 19 Beto 20 Christian 21 Ronaldinho 22 Zé Roberto Coach: Luxemburgo v t e Brazil squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup winners (5th title) 1 Marcos 2 Cafu (c) 3 Lúcio 4 Roque Júnior 5 Edmílson 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Ricardinho 8 Gilberto Silva 9 Ronaldo 10 Rivaldo 11 Ronaldinho 12 Dida 13 Belletti 14 Ânderson Polga 15 Kléberson 16 Júnior 17 Denílson 18 Vampeta 19 Juninho Paulista 20 Edílson 21 Luizão 22 Rogério Ceni 23 Kaká Coach: Scolari v t e Brazil squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Dida 2 Cafu (c) 3 Lúcio 4 Juan 5 Emerson 6 Roberto Carlos 7 Adriano 8 Kaká 9 Ronaldo 10 Ronaldinho 11 Zé Roberto 12 Rogério Ceni 13 Cicinho 14 Luisão 15 Cris 16 Gilberto 17 Gilberto Silva 18 Mineiro 19 Juninho 20 Ricardinho 21 Fred 22 Júlio César 23 Robinho Coach: Parreira

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