Caio Ribeiro

Caio Ribeiro Decoussau (born 16 August 1975) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.

Caio
Personal information
Full name Caio Ribeiro Decousseau[1]
Date of birth (1975-08-16) 16 August 1975
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 São Paulo 31 (14)
1995–1996 Inter Milan 6 (0)
1996–1997 Napoli 20 (0)
1997 Santos 25 (6)
1998–1999 Flamengo 30 (3)
2000–2001 Santos 11 (0)
2001–2002 Fluminense 13 (1)
2002 Flamengo 7 (0)
2003 Grêmio 27 (4)
2003–2004 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 15 (1)
2004–2005 Botafogo 42 (10)
Total 227 (39)
National team
Brazil U20
1996 Brazil 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Caio played for São Paulo, Inter Milan, Napoli, Santos, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Botafogo.[1] When he moved from São Paulo to Inter Milan in 1995 at the age of 19, it was a record transfer for a teenager at £6.6 million.[2]

International career

Caio participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] winning the Golden Ball award.[4]

Caio scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996.[1]

Later career

After retiring from football Caio studied sports management, and became a commentator for Rede Globo in 2007.[5]

References
  1. "Caio Ribeiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "From World Cup winners to prison: Football's costliest teenagers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "World Youth Cup (U-20) 1995 (Qatar)". www.rsssf.com.
  4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995". FIFA.com.
  5. "Caio Ribeiro - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo.
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