Caio Ribeiro Explained

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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.

Later career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From World Cup winners to prison: Football's costliest teenagers. 2 September 2015. 21 October 2019. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: World Youth Cup (U-20) 1995 (Qatar). RSSSF.
  3. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995. FIFA.com. 21 October 2019. 11 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211074117/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/qatar1995/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Caio Ribeiro - Que fim levou?. Terceiro Tempo.
  5. Web site: FIFA 23 Commentators: EVERY voice you can expect to hear in this year's game . 2023-04-02 . realsport101.com . en.