| Cafuringa | |
| Fullname: | Moacir Fernandes |
| Birth Date: | 1948 11, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Juiz de Fora, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Years1: | 1965 |
| Years3: | 1969 - 1975 |
| Years4: | 1976 |
| Years6: | 1977 - 1978 |
| Years7: | 1979 |
| Clubs8: | Deportivo Táchira |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
Moacir Fernandes, commonly known by the nickname Cafuringa (November 10, 1948 - July 25, 1991), was a Brazilian professional football right winger, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.
Brazilian footballer Cafu got his footballing name after Cafuringa.[1]
Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state[2] on November 10, 1948,[3] Cafuringa started his professional career in 1965, playing for Botafogo.[2] He then was transferred to Bangu, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1969, 1971, 1973 and in 1975 as a Fluminense player.[2] During that spell in Fluminense, he played 63 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games.[4] In 1976, he was transferred to Atlético Mineiro,[2] where he played 19 Série A games.[4] After defending Grêmio Maringá, Cafuringa returned to Fluminense, where he played 14 Série A games between 1977 and 1978.[4] In 1979, he played six Série A games for Caldense,[4] then he joined Venezuelan club Deportivo Táchira, where he retired.[2]
After his retirement, Cafuringa played in the 1990 Pelé World Cup, which is a competition for over 35 retired footballers, scoring a goal in the final.[5]
Cafuringa died on July 25, 1991, in Jacarepaguá neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, of sepsis, resulting from an injury in a Masters match.[2] [6]