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Cafu

Cafu

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age55
CitizenshipBrazil Italy
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornJune 7, 1970
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 6.0 Solid
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
AS Roma
top club · 218 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#45
goals rank
#2
assists rank
18
season goals
62
season assists

Among 114 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2004
€7.60m
top transfer fee · 97/98
2
best season · 01/02
143 / 5
int'l caps / goals
469Appearances
18Goals
62Assists
67Yellow cards
1Red cards
193Full matches (90′)
Full nameCafu
Name in home countryMarcos Evangelista de Moraes
Date of birth1970-06-07 (55 yrs)
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil Italy
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2008-07-01
Contract expires
AgentBranchini Associati ...
Jul 2008
2008 — AC Milan
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: AC Milan → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — AC Milan
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — AC Milan
35 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — AC Milan
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — AC Milan
46 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — AC Milan
40 matches · 1 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — AC Milan
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2003
Transfer: AS Roma → Milan
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — AS Roma
41 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — AS Roma
38 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — AS Roma
40 matches · 1 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — AS Roma
37 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — AS Roma
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — AS Roma
36 matches · 1 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Palmeiras → AS Roma
97/98 · Transfer · €7.60m
Jul 1996
1996 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
16 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: Juventude → Palmeiras
95/96 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 1995
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Juventude
95/96 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 1995
1995 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
20 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1995
Transfer: São Paulo → Real Zaragoza
94/95 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 1994
1994 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Real Zaragoza
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1993
1993 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
11 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
1992 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
15 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1989
Transfer: São Paulo U20 → São Paulo
89/90 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 101 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.15/90
58
Assists5 total · 0.36/90
98
G+A7 total · 0.51/90
89
Yellow cards6 total · 0.44/90
36
17,326 min
Minutes played by club
AS Roma 53.0%
Real Zaragoza 0.0%
AC Milan 40.4%
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 4.6%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 2.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AS Roma 6 00/01 99/00 218 8 35 9,177
Real Zaragoza 1 94/95 94/95 18 0 0 0
AC Milan 7 03/04 2008 166 4 22 6,996
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 1995 1996 36 4 2 793
São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 1992 1994 31 2 3 360

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€750K6€1.5M8€2.3M11€3M00/01 — 1 goals (AS Roma)00/01 — 10 assists1100/0101/02 — 2 goals (AS Roma)01/02 — 5 assists701/0202/03 — 1 goals (AS Roma)02/03 — 4 assists502/0303/04 — 1 goals (AC Milan)03/04 — 10 assists1103/0404/05 — 1 goals (AC Milan)04/05 — 6 assists704/0505/06 — 1 goals (AC Milan)105/0606/07 — 5 assists506/0707/08 — 1 goals (AC Milan)07/08 — 1 assists207/081992 — 2 assists219921993 — 2 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)1993 — 1 assists319931995 — 2 goals (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras)1995 — 1 assists319951996 — 2 goals (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras)1996 — 1 assists3199697/98 — 1 goals (AS Roma)97/98 — 9 assists1097/9898/99 — 1 goals (AS Roma)98/99 — 2 assists398/9999/00 — 2 goals (AS Roma)99/00 — 5 assists799/0004/05 — €3M06/07 — €2M07/08 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 2201/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 1107/081992: 0019921993: 2219931994: 0019941995: 2219951996: 2219962003: 0020032008: 00200894/95: 0094/9597/98: 1197/9898/99: 1198/9999/00: 2299/00

Assists by season

00/01: 101000/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 4402/0303/04: 101003/0404/05: 6604/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 1107/081992: 2219921993: 1119931994: 0019941995: 1119951996: 1119962003: 0020032008: 00200894/95: 0094/9597/98: 9997/9898/99: 2298/9999/00: 5599/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Italy Cup AS Roma 4 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Serie A AS Roma 28 2 3 5 0 1,234
99/00 UEFA Cup AS Roma 5 0 2 1 0 0
98/99 Serie A AS Roma 20 1 2 4 0 1,727
98/99 UEFA Cup AS Roma 6 0 0 1 0 0
97/98 Italy Cup AS Roma 5 0 3 2 0 0
97/98 Serie A AS Roma 31 1 6 3 0 2,743
94/95 Copa del Rey Real Zaragoza 1 0 0 0 0 0
94/95 Cup Winners' Cup Real Zaragoza 1 0 0 0 0 0
94/95 LaLiga Real Zaragoza 16 0 0 3 0 0
2008 Club World Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Intercontinental Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 1 0 0
1996 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 16 2 1 0 0 703
1995 Libertadores Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 2 0 0 0 90
1995 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 18 0 1 6 1 0
1994 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 0 0 0
1994 Recopa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 Intercontinental Cup São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 1 0 0 0
1993 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 8 2 0 0 0 360
1993 Recopa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Intercontinental Cup São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 14 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League AC Milan 1 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Italy Cup AC Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Serie A AC Milan 15 1 0 4 0 800
07/08 UEFA Super Cup AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League AC Milan 6 0 1 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League Qu. AC Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Italy Cup AC Milan 3 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 Serie A AC Milan 24 0 3 3 0 0
05/06 Champions League AC Milan 5 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Serie A AC Milan 19 1 0 1 0 1,139
04/05 Champions League AC Milan 12 0 3 1 0 0
04/05 Italy Cup AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Serie A AC Milan 33 1 3 6 0 2,801
04/05 Supercoppa Italiana AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Champions League AC Milan 9 0 4 2 0 0
03/04 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Serie A AC Milan 28 1 6 3 0 2,256
03/04 Supercoppa Italiana AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA Super Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Champions League AS Roma 12 0 1 0 0 0
02/03 Italy Cup AS Roma 3 1 2 2 0 266
02/03 Serie A AS Roma 26 0 1 3 0 0
01/02 Champions League AS Roma 10 2 1 3 0 432
01/02 Italy Cup AS Roma 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Serie A AS Roma 27 0 4 4 0 0
00/01 Italy Cup AS Roma 2 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Serie A AS Roma 31 1 8 7 0 2,775
00/01 UEFA Cup AS Roma 7 0 2 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
89/90 1989-07-01 São Paulo U20 São Paulo Transfer 0
94/95 1995-01-12 São Paulo Real Zaragoza Transfer 0 €1.50m
95/96 1995-07-06 Real Zaragoza Juventude Transfer 0 €2.00m
95/96 1995-07-21 Juventude Palmeiras Transfer 0 €2.00m
97/98 1997-07-01 Palmeiras AS Roma Transfer 0 €7.60m
02/03 2003-06-09 AS Roma Milan Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 AC Milan Retired Transfer 1500000

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€3.00m
Low
Δ since start−€3.00m
€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3439 #2 143 5 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
1993 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 8
1995 Libertadores Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 2
01/02 Champions League AS Roma 2 10

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
00/01 Serie A AS Roma 8 31
97/98 Serie A AS Roma 6 31
03/04 Serie A AC Milan 6 28

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 37 1,234 6 0 0 0.44
98/99 26 1,727 5 0 0 0.26
97/98 36 2,743 5 1 0 0.2
94/95 18 0 3 0 0 0
2003 1 0 1 0 0 0
1995 20 90 6 1 1 8
07/08 18 800 4 0 0 0.45
06/07 35 0 4 0 0 0
05/06 25 1,139 1 0 0 0.08
04/05 46 2,801 7 0 0 0.22
03/04 40 2,256 5 0 0 0.2
02/03 41 266 5 0 0 1.69
01/02 38 432 7 0 0 1.46
00/01 40 2,775 8 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
282 apps
9 G
36 A
Libertadores
28 apps
4 G
2 A
Champions League
55 apps
2 G
11 A
Série A
34 apps
2 G
2 A
Italy Cup
22 apps
1 G
6 A
UEFA Cup
18 apps
0 G
4 A
Intercontinental Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
LaLiga
16 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Cafu

Who is Cafu?

Cafu is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Cafu?

Cafu is 55 years old. He was born on June 7, 1970 in São Paulo.

What position does Cafu play?

Cafu plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Cafu play for?

Cafu currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Cafu scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cafu has scored 18 goals in 469 appearances.