Caio Ribeiro | |
Fullname: | Caio Ribeiro Decousseau |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1975 |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Height: | 1.77m |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1994–1995 |
Clubs1: | São Paulo |
Caps1: | 31 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Clubs2: | Inter Milan |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1996–1997 |
Clubs3: | Napoli |
Caps3: | 20 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1997 |
Clubs4: | Santos |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs5: | Flamengo |
Caps5: | 30 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs6: | Santos |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs7: | Fluminense |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2002 |
Clubs8: | Flamengo |
Caps8: | 7 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2003 |
Clubs9: | Grêmio |
Caps9: | 27 |
Goals9: | 4 |
Years10: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs10: | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
Caps10: | 15 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Years11: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs11: | Botafogo |
Caps11: | 42 |
Goals11: | 10 |
Totalcaps: | 227 |
Totalgoals: | 39 |
Nationalyears1: | 1995 |
Nationalteam1: | Brazil U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 1996 |
Nationalteam2: | Brazil |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Caio Ribeiro Decoussau (born 16 August 1975) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Born in São Paulo, Caio Ribeiro played for São Paulo, Inter Milan, Napoli, Santos, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Botafogo. 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.[1]
Caio Ribeiro participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship,[2] winning the Golden Ball award.[3]
Caio Ribeiro scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996.
After retiring from football Caio Ribeiro studied sports management, and became a commentator for Rede Globo in 2007.[4] Alongside his Globo coworker Gustavo Villani, they are the official Brazilian Portuguese commentators of FIFA series (now EA Sports FC) since FIFA 21.[5]