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Marcos Evangelista de Morais, known as Cafu, 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 was 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.
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sports · Brazilian football player (born 1970) · association football player · also Cafu, Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, Marcos Cafu
Born 7 June 1970 · Q178683
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Public attention spiked: 12,051 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 3,529, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1365012560 by ~2026-40523-46 (talk)No he didn’t. Neither Messi nor even Argentina were in the 2018 final.
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Won: IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2021).
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Won: IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2021).
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Won: Ballon d'Or Dream Team with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2020).
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Won Ballon d'Or Dream Team (2020).
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Won: World Soccer Greatest XI of all time with FIFA 100 (2013).
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Won: AS Roma Hall of Fame with FIFA 100 (2012).
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Won: ESPN World Team of the Decade with FIFA 100 (2009).
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Won: Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade with FIFA 100 (2009).
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Won award: Officer of the Order of Rio Branco (2008).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (2007).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with AC Milan (2007).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with AC Milan (2006–07).
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As Brazil meekly exited in the quarter-finals after a 1–0 defeat by France
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Won: UEFA Team of the Year with FIFA 100 (2005).
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Won: FIFPro World XI with FIFA 100 (2005).
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And in 2020 was included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (2003–04).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (2004).
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Won: UEFA Team of the Year with FIFA 100 (2004).
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Cafu and Roma club president Franco Sensi went to court
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Followed by his second Supercoppa Italiana, and he played in his first UEFA Champions League final in 2005
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan (2003).
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Played for AC Milan (2003–2008) — 119 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Milan in 2003.
Won award: FIFA World Cup Fans' All-Star Team (2002).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (2002).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2002).
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Won: Serie A with Roma (2000–01).
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Won: Copa América with Brazil (1999).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1998).
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Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil (1997).
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Won: Copa América with Brazil (1997).
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Joined Roma in 1997.
And 1999; he was also a member of the national side that won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
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Played for AS Roma (1997–2003) — 163 appearances, 5 goals.
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And 1999, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reached the 1998 World Cup final
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Won the Campeonato Paulista with Palmeiras (1996).
Won: Campeonato Paulista with Palmeiras (1996).
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Cafu returned to Europe once again the next year, this time with AS Roma, signing a deal worth 14,7 million Italian lire (€7
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (1995).
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Won: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Real Zaragoza (1994–95).
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Played for Esporte Clube Juventude (1995–1995) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Zaragoza in 1995.
Joined Juventude in 1995.
Played for Real Zaragoza (1995–1995) — 16 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1995–1997) — 35 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Brazil (1994).
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Won award: South American Footballer of the Year (1994).
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Won: Recopa Sudamericana with São Paulo (1994).
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (1994).
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And 2002, as well as being the only player to participate in three consecutive World Cup final matches
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Was named the South American Footballer of the Year
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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
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Won the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana with Sao Paulo (1993).
Won: Intercontinental Cup with São Paulo (1993).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with São Paulo (1993).
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Won: Supercopa Libertadores with São Paulo (1993).
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Won: Recopa Sudamericana with São Paulo (1993).
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (1993).
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Won the Campeonato Paulista with Sao Paulo (1992).
Won: Intercontinental Cup with São Paulo (1992).
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Won award: South American Team of the Year (1992).
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Won: Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo (1992).
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Won: Copa Libertadores with São Paulo (1992).
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Won the Campeonato Paulista with Sao Paulo (1991).
Won the Brazilian Brasileirao with Sao Paulo (1991).
Won: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with São Paulo (1991).
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Won: Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo (1991).
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Played for Brazil men's national football team (1990–2006) — 142 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for São Paulo FC (1990–1994) — 117 appearances, 7 goals.
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Joined Sao Paulo in 1989.
Born 1970-06-07.
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