Editing Cafu (section)

{{short description|Brazilian football player (born 1970)}}
{{About|the Brazilian footballer|other people}}
{{Portuguese name|Evangelista|Morais}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cafu
| image = 14 06 2019 Abertura da Copa América Brasil 2019 (48064408836) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Cafu at the [[2019 Copa América]]
| fullname = Marcos Evangelista de Morais<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|6|7}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcos-evangelista-de-moraes/103260/|title=Cafu|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Itaquaquecetuba]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Brazil
| height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=45&name=Cafu|title=Cafu|publisher=AC Milan|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415232631/http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=45&name=Cafu|archive-date=15 April 2008}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]]
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[Clube Atlético Juventus|Juventus-SP]]
| youthyears3 = 1988–1990
| youthclubs3 = [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
| years1 = 1989–1995
| clubs1 = [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
| caps1 = 216
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 1995
| clubs2 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1995
| clubs3 = [[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]]
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1995–1997
| clubs4 = [[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
| caps4 = 41
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1997–2003
| clubs5 = [[AS Roma|AS Roma]]
| caps5 = 163
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2003–2008
| clubs6 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps6 = 119
| goals6 = 4
| totalcaps = 557
| totalgoals = 44
| nationalyears1 = 1990–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 142
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 Korea/Japan]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1997 Copa América|1997 Bolivia]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[1999 Copa América|1999 Paraguay]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1991 Copa América|1991 Chile]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
}}

'''Marcos Evangelista de Morais''' (born 7 June 1970), known as '''Cafu''' ({{IPA|pt|kaˈfu|}}), is a Brazilian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]]. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, he is known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matchett |first=Karl |date=2013-03-01 |title=15 Best Attacking Fullbacks in World Football History |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1547584-15-best-attacking-fullbacks-in-world-football-history |access-date= |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Max |date=2020-08-12 |title=The Best Right-Backs of All Time |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/the-best-right-backs-of-all-time |access-date= |website=90Min |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hosangadi |first=Aditya |date=2020-05-05 |title=20 Best defenders of all time |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/20-best-defenders-of-all-time |access-date= |website=Sportskeeda |language=en-GB}}</ref> He is the [[Brazil national football team#Most capped players|most-capped player]] for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] with 142 appearances.

At club level, Cafu won several domestic and international titles while playing in Brazil, Spain, and Italy; he is best known for his spells at [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] (1989–1995), [[AS Roma|Roma]] (1997–2003), and [[AC Milan]] (2003–08), teams with which he made history, although he also played briefly for [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]], [[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]], and [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] during a two-year spell from 1995 to 1997. In 1994, 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.<ref name="FIFA 100">{{cite news |date=4 March 2004 |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |url-status=live |access-date=22 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819114039/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |archive-date=19 August 2010}}</ref> He was additionally named to the [[FIFPro#Awards|FIFPro World XI]] in 2005, and in 2020 was included in the [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team#First Team|Ballon d'Or Dream Team]].

Cafu represented his nation in four [[FIFA World Cup]]s between 1994 and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], and is the only player in history to have appeared in three World Cup finals, both overall and consecutive, winning the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] editions of the tournament, the latter as his team's [[Captain (association football)|captain]] where he lifted the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|World Cup trophy]]. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the [[Copa América]], winning the title twice, in [[1997 Copa América|1997]] and [[1999 Copa América|1999]]; he was also a member of the national side that won the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]].