Editing Cafu

{{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]].

==Early life==
One of six children, Cafu was raised in the Jardim Irene [[favela]] of [[São Paulo]]. At the age of seven, he was able to attend a football academy and soon moved up to the junior sides of [[Nacional Atlético Clube (SP)|Nacional-SP]], [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]], and Itaquaquecetuba. He also played [[futsal]] for two years.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

As a child he received the nickname 'Cafu', in honor of the Brazilian winger [[Cafuringa]].<ref name="folhaonline">{{cite web | title =Cafu entra para a galeria dos centenários da seleção| url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u8064.shtml | accessdate =2008-12-26| date =2000-11-15 | publisher=Folha Online |language=Portuguese}}</ref>

In the early 1980s, he was rejected from the youth squads of [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], [[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]], [[Santos FC|Santos]], [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]], and Portuguesa, but it was not until 1988 that he made the youth squad of hometown club [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], and subsequently won the ''Copa São Paulo'' youth tournament that year, but he did not play during the next season as São Paulo won the 1989 [[Campeonato Paulista]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

==Club career==
[[File:Marcos Evangelista de Moraes.jpg|right|upright=0.68|thumb|Cafu playing for [[AC Milan]]]]
It was during this time, however, that São Paulo youth coach [[Telê Santana]] became Cafu's mentor. He suggested that Cafu move from right midfield to wingback, a spot into which Cafu made the transition with ease despite never previously playing the position. He had soon anchored onto the first team, as São Paulo won back-to-back [[Copa Libertadores]] and [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in 1992 and 1993. In 1994, he was named the [[South American Footballer of the Year]]. Halfway through the [[1994–95 Real Zaragoza season|1994–95 season]], Cafu joined Spanish side [[Real Zaragoza]], winning the [[1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1995]] [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] with them (though he had injury issues and did not play in the [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final|final]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-defence-is-central-to-arsenals-hopes-1618984.html |title=FOOTBALL Defence is central to Arsenal's hopes |date=10 May 1995 |publisher=Independent |access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/cafu-milan-liverpool-2005-istanbul-champions-league-final-interview |title=Cafu: "It's true that Milan were celebrating at half-time against Liverpool in Istanbul" |date=31 May 2019|publisher=fourfourtwo.com |access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref> He then left Zaragoza to join Brazilian club [[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]].

After a brief stint back in Brazil with Palmeiras in 1996, Cafu returned to Europe once again the next year, this time with [[AS Roma|Roma]], and won the ''[[List of Italian football champions|Scudetto]]'' in [[2000–01 Serie A|2001]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/1393556.stm|title=Roma clinch Italian title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2001}}</ref> It was during his tenure at Roma that Cafu earned the nickname ''[[Pendolino|Il Pendolino]]'' ("The Express Train" or "The Commuter").<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2005/05/23/sport/commutercafufinallyarrivesathisdestination.html%26template%3D/sport/feeds/story_template.html |title="Commuter" Cafu finally arrives at his destination |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-date=21 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521085541/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2005/05/23/sport/commutercafufinallyarrivesathisdestination.html%26template%3D/sport/feeds/story_template.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite making the [[Coppa Italia]] final in [[2003 Coppa Italia final|2003]] with Roma, he moved to [[AC Milan]], after turning down a move to Japan with [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]. With the ''Rossoneri'', he won his second career [[2003–04 Serie A|Scudetto in 2004]], followed by his second [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]], and he played in his first [[2005 UEFA Champions League final|UEFA Champions League final in 2005]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4573159.stm|title=AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet)|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2005|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> The following season, he made fewer appearances for Milan due to injury and difficulties in his personal life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wm2006.deutschland.de/EN/Content/WorldCupNews/Newsticker/2006/02/hell__10897440.html |title=Cafu: I've lived in hell |access-date=21 May 2007 |archive-date=14 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014071447/http://wm2006.deutschland.de/EN/Content/WorldCupNews/Newsticker/2006/02/hell__10897440.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite his success with Milan, he continued to hold fond memories of his Roma years, and it was for that reason that on 4 March 2007 – the day after Milan eliminated [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the first knockout round of the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]] – he candidly revealed in a UEFA.com chat that he did not want Milan to be drawn against the ''Giallorossi'' in the quarter-final round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/talkfootball/chat/newsid=514766.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070421030338/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/talkfootball/chat/newsid=514766.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2007|title=Chat session|website=[[UEFA]]|date=4 March 2007}}</ref> He got his wish, as Milan were drawn against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. Milan's successful [[2007 UEFA Champions League final|Champions League campaign]] saw Cafu finally pick up a long-awaited winners' medal, in a rematch of the 2005 final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6669039.stm|title=AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|author-link=Phil McNulty|date=23 May 2007|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

Cafu signed a contract extension in May 2007 that would keep him with Milan until the end of the 2007–08 season, during which he won another [[UEFA Supercup]], and his third world title at club level and now his first [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]]. On 16 May 2008, it was announced that Cafu and compatriot [[Serginho (footballer, born 1971)|Serginho]] would be leaving Milan at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-italy-milan-cafu-idUKL1654396820080516|title=Soccer-Cafu and Serginho to leave AC Milan|work=Reuters|date=16 May 2008|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> In Cafu's last game of his Milan career, and of his professional career, he scored a goal in their 4–1 victory over [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-om/match/milan-v-udinese/n5mm1vf53bkosutqfrp51tjp|title=Milan 4–1 Udinese|website=goal.com|date=18 May 2008|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> Milan vice-president [[Adriano Galliani]] stated that the door would be open to him to return to work for the club.

He is a member of the [[AC Milan]] and the [[AS Roma Hall of Fame|Roma]] Halls of Fame.

===Passport controversy===
Cafu was accused along with several other [[Serie A]] players, including Roma teammate [[Fábio Júnior (footballer, born 1977)|Fábio Júnior]] and [[Gustavo Bartelt]], countryman and later Milan teammate [[Dida (footballer, born 1973)|Dida]], of using a forged passport in their attempt to dodge regulations regarding the number of non-European players allowed on Italian club rosters. However, the charge was cleared by the [[Italian Football Federation]] (FIGC) as Cafu's Italian passport was real and issued by Italian officials, but 13 others – including Dida – were banned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/players-banned-over-false-passport-scandal-675847.html|title=Players banned over false passport scandal|date=28 June 2001|access-date=9 March 2010|work=The Independent|location=UK|first=Frances|last=Kennedy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014855/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/players-banned-over-false-passport-scandal-675847.html|archive-date=6 February 2010}}</ref> But Cafu faced another controversy that similar to [[Juan Sebastián Verón]], accused that Cafu's wife, Regina used falsified documents to claim Italian nationality through Italian descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/gabriele_marcotti/news/2001/02/06/marcotti_insider/|title=CNNSI.com's Marcotti: End foreign-player limits|publisher=CNNSI.com|access-date=29 October 2008|date=6 February 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207151125/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/gabriele_marcotti/news/2001/02/06/marcotti_insider/|archive-date=7 February 2009}}</ref> Cafu acquired Italian nationality through marriage. In 2004, Cafu and Roma club president [[Franco Sensi]] went to court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/3/6/sports/7469030&sec=sports|title=Cafu and Sensi could go to court over passport charges|date=6 March 2004|access-date=9 March 2010|agency=Reuters|publisher=(The Star Online)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622000245/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2004%2F3%2F6%2Fsports%2F7469030&sec=sports|archive-date=22 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-91800104.html|title=Cafu and Sensi could go to court over passport charges|date=5 March 2004|access-date=9 March 2010|agency=Australian Associated Press|publisher=(encyclopedia.com Archive)}}</ref>

On 12 June 2006, less than 24 hours before Brazil were to begin their [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] campaign against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], Rome prosecutor Angelantonio Racanelli called for the imprisonment of Cafu, his wife and his agent for nine months following the resurfacing of a false-passport scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wldcup.com/news/2006Jun/20060612_36716_world_soccer.html|title=Cafu could face prison over false passport affair|publisher=World Cup Soccer|access-date=29 October 2008|date=12 June 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222065534/http://www.wldcup.com/news/2006Jun/20060612_36716_world_soccer.html|archive-date=22 December 2008}}</ref> The very next day, however, Cafu, his wife and agent were acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060614/asp/sports/story_6350808.asp|title=Cafu acquitted|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=29 October 2008|date=14 June 2006|location=Calcutta, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223011512/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060614/asp/sports/story_6350808.asp|archive-date=23 December 2008}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Cafu.JPG|thumb|upright=0.68|right|Cafu training with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]]]
Cafu is the most-[[cap (sport)|capped]] [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian]] men's player of all time with 142 appearances, including a record 20 [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] games. He has won two World Cups in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], as well as being the only player to participate in three World Cup final matches.<ref name=fifa/> Cafu also held the record of winning the most matches in World Cups with 15 (along with two games Brazil won on penalties), before being surpassed by [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s [[Miroslav Klose]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].

He earned his first cap in a friendly against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] on 12 September 1990, and played sparingly for Brazil in the early 1990s, making the 1994 World Cup roster as a substitute. He appeared in the final against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], following an injury to [[Jorginho (footballer, born 1964)|Jorginho]] in the 22nd minute. After that, Cafu was soon a regular in the starting eleven as Brazil won the [[Copa América]] in [[1997 Copa América|1997]] and [[1999 Copa América|1999]], the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and reached the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] [[1998 FIFA World Cup final|final]].
[[File:Cafu brazil.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cafu at a [[Gillette]] promotion with Brazil in 2010]]
Brazil endured a rocky qualification for the 2002 tournament, during which Cafu came under heavy criticism from coach [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo]], who stripped him of the team captaincy after he was sent off in a qualifier against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]. Shortly after that, however, Luxemburgo was out of a job, and replacement [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] made [[Emerson (footballer, born 1976)|Emerson]] his new choice for captain. However, Emerson missed the cut after he dislocated his shoulder in training, which allowed Cafu to regain the armband. After Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup final|final match]] (Cafu's third consecutive World Cup final), he stood on the victory podium during the postmatch celebration and, as he raised the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy|World Cup trophy]], shouted to his wife, ''"Regina, eu te amo!"'' ("Regina, I love you!").<ref>{{cite news |title=A riot of colour, emotion and memories: the World Cup stands alone in the field of sport|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-russia-2018-preview-lionel-messi-ronaldo-italia-90-98-england-brazil-germany-france-a8392211.html |access-date=29 September 2018|work=The Independent}}</ref> Cafu had also written "100% Jardim Irene" on his shirt as an homage to his upbringing.<ref name=fifa>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2002korea-japan/news/behind-the-world-cup-record-cafu-2878937|title='Behind the World Cup record: Cafu|date=10 April 2017|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=29 September 2018|language=Portuguese}}</ref> Three days after World Cup victory, Cafu spent some time in [[Bangu (neighborhood)|Bangu]] on Amanajó Street alongside former [[Bangu AC]] coach and notable fan Pombo and his cousin, a long time Cafu's friend.

Cafu and Brazil fell short of high expectations placed on the squad four years later in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], as Brazil meekly exited in the quarter-finals after a 1–0 defeat by [[France national football team|France]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991616.stm|title=Brazil 0–1 France|date=July 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref> Coach [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] was criticized for featuring fading veterans, most notably the 36-year-old Cafu and 33-year-old [[Roberto Carlos]], in the starting eleven in lieu of younger players. Cafu was one of few Brazil players who spoke to the press in the midst of a hailstorm of criticism from Brazilian fans and media alike following the team's return home.

==Style of play==
[[File:Cafu 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Cafu (pictured with Milan in 2007) was known for his great ability to attack and defend as a right back]]
Regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, one of the best footballers of his generation, and as one of Brazil's best ever players,<ref name="rossoneriblog">{{cite web |title=Maldini and Cafu included in World Soccer's all-time XI – Rossoneri Blog – AC Milan News |url=http://www.rossoneriblog.com/2013/07/04/maldini-and-cafu-included-in-world-soccers-all-time-xi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005220705/http://www.rossoneriblog.com/2013/07/04/maldini-and-cafu-included-in-world-soccers-all-time-xi/ |archive-date=5 October 2017 |access-date=28 April 2018 |website=www.rossoneriblog.com|date=4 July 2013 }}</ref> Cafu was a dynamic, hard-working, offensive-minded, and energetic right-sided [[wing-back (association football)|wing-back]] who is mostly remembered for his great pace, stamina, tactical intelligence, distribution, and technical skills, as well as his ability to make overlapping attacking runs down the right flank and provide accurate [[Cross (football)|crosses]] to teammates in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/mar/25/the-question-full-backs-football|title=The Question: why is full-back the most important position on the pitch?|work=The Guardian|author1=Jonathan Wilson|date=25 March 2009|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202152927/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/mar/25/the-question-full-backs-football|archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/18621/6120873/brazils-greatest-defenders|title=Brazil's greatest defenders|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2 July 2010|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424233938/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/18621/6120873/brazils-greatest-defenders|archive-date=24 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.espn.com/soccer/story?storyId=257738&lang=EN&wjb=&pg=1|title=Roma – Squad profiles|work=ESPN|date=13 February 2003|access-date=22 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223044746/http://m.espn.com/soccer/story?storyId=257738&lang=EN&wjb=&pg=1|archive-date=23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icampionidellosport.com/2014/05/pendolino-cafu-il-campione-che-non-perdeva-mai-il-sorriso/|title=Pendolino Cafu: il campione che non perdeva mai…il sorriso|publisher=ICampioniDelloSport.com|language=it|access-date=2 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621022205/http://www.icampionidellosport.com/2014/05/pendolino-cafu-il-campione-che-non-perdeva-mai-il-sorriso/|archive-date=21 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/sport/cafu-human-to-hero/|title=Cafu: The double World Cup winner with 'two hearts'|date=7 May 2014 |publisher=CNN|access-date=2 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621014244/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/07/sport/cafu-human-to-hero/|archive-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>

In addition to his footballing ability, he was also known for his discipline, leadership and his characteristically cheerful demeanour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milannews.it/altre-notizie/il-saluto-di-cafu-in-italia-ho-dato-tanto-1645|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141203040657/http://www.milannews.it/altre-notizie/il-saluto-di-cafu-in-italia-ho-dato-tanto-1645|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2014|title=Il saluto di CAFU': " In Italia ho dato tanto"|publisher=MilanNews.it|language=it|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/calcio/2004/pp_1.0.305889488.shtml|title=Milan: due punte, zero gol|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=24 February 2004|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224011403/http://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/calcio/2004/pp_1.0.305889488.shtml|archive-date=24 December 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/sport/calcio/champions_league/lilla-milan/lilla-milan/lilla-milan.html|title=Milan, bene un tempo, ma non segna e Dida, nel finale, lo salva dai francesi|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=26 September 2006|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125202055/http://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/sport/calcio/champions_league/lilla-milan/lilla-milan/lilla-milan.html|archive-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> Although he usually played as an attacking right-back, he was also capable of playing as a [[centre back]], due to his defensive skills, or in more advanced positions, and was often deployed as a [[right winger (association football)|right winger]]. During his time in Italy, he was given the nickname ''[[Pendolino]]'', after the country's express trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/derbitattica/derbitattica/derbitattica.html|title=Sandreani gioca il derby "Deciderà la fantasia"|work=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=MASSIMO VINCENZI|date=15 December 2000|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113808/http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/derbitattica/derbitattica/derbitattica.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/derbypagelle/derbypagelle/derbypagelle.html?ref=search|title=Super Cafu per la Roma Nesta e Nedved non bastano|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=17 December 2000|access-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123233257/http://www.repubblica.it/online/campionato/derbypagelle/derbypagelle/derbypagelle.html?ref=search|archive-date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1997/07/21/le-certezze-di-zeman-per-ora-cafu.html|title=LE CERTEZZE DI ZEMAN 'PER ORA CAFU E VAGNER'|work=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Emilio Piervincenzi|date=21 July 1997|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/02/07/shevchenko-crespo-san-siro-tra-brividi-gioia.html|title=Shevchenko e Crespo San Siro tra brividi e gioia|work=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Enrico Currò|date=7 February 2005|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/03/01/cafu-attaccante-aggiunto-rui-costa-tomasson.111cafu.html?ref=search|title=Cafu è l' attaccante aggiunto Rui Costa e Tomasson in ombra|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=1 March 2004|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/21/greatest-ever-football-team-defenders|title=Your greatest ever football XI: defenders|work=The Guardian|author1=Paul Doyle|date=21 October 2010|access-date=18 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319024525/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/21/greatest-ever-football-team-defenders|archive-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cafu is separated from his wife Regina Feliciano, who he married in 1987. The couple had three children together: two sons (Danilo and Wellington) and a daughter (Michelle).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticia/nid/cafu-ex-craque-da-selecao-brasileira-anuncia-fim-do-casamento-apos-35-anos/|title=Cafu, ex-craque da seleção brasileira, anuncia fim do casamento após 35 anos|trans-title=Cafu, former star of the Brazil national team, announces end of marriage after 35 years|work=[[Correio Popular]]|date=14 October 2022|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://contigo.uol.com.br/noticias/exclusivas/em-35-anos-de-casados-cafu-e-regina-feliciano-tiveram-tres-filhos-mas-primogenito-faleceu-em-2019.phtml|title=Em 35 anos de casados, Cafu e Regina Feliciano tiveram três filhos, mas primogênito faleceu em 2019|trans-title=In 35 years of marriage, Cafu and Regina Feliciano had three children, but the firstborn died in 2019|work=Contigo!|date=16 October 2022|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> On 4 September 2019, Danilo suffered a heart attack whilst playing football at his family home, after complaining about feeling unwell. Danilo was taken to hospital, where he later died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12027/11802589/cafus-son-dies-aged-30-after-suspected-heart-attack|title=Cafu's son dies aged 30 after suspected heart attack|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 September 2019|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|State league{{efn|Includes [[Campeonato Paulista]]}}
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa do Brasil]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Coppa Italia]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|[[1989 São Paulo FC season|1989]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[1990 São Paulo FC season|1990]]
|Série A
|20||1||21||3||4||0||0||0||1||1||45||5
|-
|[[1991 São Paulo FC season|1991]]
|Série A
|20||1||31||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||52||4
|-
|[[1992 São Paulo FC season|1992]]
|Série A
|21||1||22||4||0||0||16||0||0||0||59||5
|-
|[[1993 São Paulo FC season|1993]]
|Série A
|18||1||27||14||2||0||19||3||2||1||68||19
|-
|[[1994 São Paulo FC season|1994]]
|Série A
|16||3||17||2||0||0||12||0||0||0||45||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!98!!7!!118!!26!!6!!0!!47!!3!!3!!2!!272<ref name=SPFCs>{{cite web|url=https://www.saopaulofc.net/30-anos-da-estreia-de-cafu-pelo-sao-paulo/|title=30 anos da estreia de Cafu pelo São Paulo|website=Sao Paulo FC|language=Portuguese|date=24 September 2019|accessdate=17 April 2024}}</ref>!!38<ref name=SPFCs />
|-
|[[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
|[[1994–95 Real Zaragoza season|1994–95]]
|[[La Liga]]
|16||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0
|-
|[[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]]
|[[1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1995]]
|Série A
|0||0||2||0||||||||||||||2||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|[[1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1995]]
|Série A
|19||0||||||||||||||||||19||0
|-
|[[1996 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season|1996]]
|Série A
|22||2||||||7||2||||||||||29||4
|-
|[[1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1997]]
|Série A
|0||0||||||||||||||||||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!41!!2!!!!!!7!!2!!!!!!!!!!48!!4
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[AS Roma|AS Roma]]
|[[1997–98 AS Roma season|1997–98]]
|[[Serie A]]
|31||1||colspan="2"|—||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||1
|-
|[[1998–99 AS Roma season|1998–99]]
|Serie A
|20||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||25||1
|-
|[[1999–2000 AS Roma season|1999–2000]]
|Serie A
|28||2||colspan="2"|—||4||0||5{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||37||2
|-
|[[2000–01 AS Roma season|2000–01]]
|Serie A
|31||1||colspan="2"|—||2||0||7{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||1
|-
|[[2001–02 AS Roma season|2001–02]]
|Serie A
|27||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||10{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||0||0||38||2
|-
|[[2002–03 AS Roma season|2002–03]]
|Serie A
|26||0||colspan="2"|—||3||1||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||41||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!163!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!15!!1!!39!!2!!0!!0!!217!!8
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[2003–04 AC Milan season|2003–04]]
|Serie A
|28||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||3{{efn|One appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]], one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||0||41||1
|-
|[[2004–05 AC Milan season|2004–05]]
|Serie A
|33||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=SCI|Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana}}||0||46||1
|-
|[[2005–06 AC Milan season|2005–06]]
|Serie A
|19||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||25||1
|-
|[[2006–07 AC Milan season|2006–07]]
|Serie A
|24||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[2007–08 AC Milan season|2007–08]]
|Serie A
|15||1||colspan="2"|—||2||0||1{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||19||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!119!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!0!!35!!0!!5!!0!!166!!4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!437!!18!!120!!26!!37!!3!!122!!5!!8!!2!!724!!54
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cafu-intl.html|title=Marcos Evangelista de Morais "CAFU" – Century of International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221202802/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cafu-intl.html|archive-date=21 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905145250/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf |archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|1990||3||0
|-
|1991||9||0
|-
|1992||2||0
|-
|1993||12||0
|-
|1994||7||1
|-
|1995||5||0
|-
|1996||3||0
|-
|1997||20||0
|-
|1998||12||2
|-
|1999||12||1
|-
|2000||10||1
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2002||12||0
|-
|2003||7||0
|-
|2004||9||0
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!142!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cafu goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Cafu
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 8 June 1994 || [[San Diego Stadium|Jack Murphy Stadium]], [[San Diego]], United States || {{fb|HON}} || align="center"|6–2 || align="center"|8–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 3 June 1998 || [[Stade Bauer]], [[Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Ouen]], France || {{fb|AND}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 14 October 1998 || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|Robert F. Kennedy Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States || {{fb|ECU}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|5–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || 9 October 1999 || [[Johan Cruyff Arena|Amsterdam ArenA]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|NED}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || 23 May 2000 || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]], Wales || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''São Paulo'''<ref name=SPFCs>{{cite web|url=https://www.saopaulofc.net/30-anos-da-estreia-de-cafu-pelo-sao-paulo/|title=30 anos da estreia de Cafu pelo São Paulo|website=Sao Paulo FC|language=Portuguese|date=24 September 2019|accessdate=17 April 2024}}</ref>
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[1991 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1991]]
* [[Campeonato Paulista]]: [[1991 Campeonato Paulista|1991]], [[1992 Campeonato Paulista|1992]]
* [[Copa Libertadores]]: [[1992 Copa Libertadores|1992]], [[1993 Copa Libertadores|1993]]
* [[Supercopa Libertadores]]: [[1993 Supercopa Libertadores|1993]]
* [[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[1993 Recopa Sudamericana|1993]], [[1994 Recopa Sudamericana|1994]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1992 Intercontinental Cup|1992]], [[1993 Intercontinental Cup|1993]]

'''Real Zaragoza'''<ref name="SW">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcos-evangelista-de-moraes/103260/|title=Cafu|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230134916/http://int.soccerway.com/players/marcos-evangelista-de-moraes/103260/|archive-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]

'''Palmeiras'''<ref name="SW"/>
* [[Campeonato Paulista]]: [[Campeonato Paulista|1996]]

'''Roma'''<ref name="SW"/>
* [[Serie A]]: [[2000&ndash;01 Serie A|2000–01]]

'''AC Milan'''<ref name="SW"/><ref name="acmilan.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/cafu|title=AC Milan Hall of Fame: Marcos Evangelista de Morais (Cafu)|website=acmilan.com|publisher=AC Milan|access-date=1 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002063657/http://www.acmilan.com/en/cafu|archive-date=2 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[Serie A]]: [[2003&ndash;04 Serie A|2003–04]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|2004]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2006&ndash;07 UEFA Champions League|2006–07]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|2003]], [[2007 UEFA Super Cup|2007]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|2007]]

;Brazil<ref name="SW"/><ref name="UEFA">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=81655.html|title=Cafu|publisher=UEFA|access-date=5 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306084726/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=81655.html|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], runner up: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
* [[Copa América]]: [[1997 Copa América|1997]], [[1999 Copa América|1999]]
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]

'''Individual'''
* South American Team of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html|title=South American Team of the Year|date=16 January 2009|access-date=10 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121064015/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-toy.html|archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[South American Footballer of the Year]]: [[South American Footballer of the Year|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-poy.html|title=South American Player of the Year|author1=José Luis Pierrend|date=21 January 2016|access-date=5 February 2016|url-status=live|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126144614/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/sam-poy.html|archive-date=26 January 2016}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 2002 (Reserve)<ref name=02team>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/41/fwc_korea_japan_2002_a_part1_265.pdf|title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan: Report and Statistics|access-date=18 January 2015|publisher=FIFA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711052315/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/41/fwc_korea_japan_2002_a_part1_265.pdf|archive-date=11 July 2009}}</ref>
* [[FIFA 100]]<ref name="Pele">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819114039/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |archive-date=19 August 2010}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2004, 2005<ref name="UEFA"/>
* [[FIFPro World XI]]: 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifpro.org/en/award-history/fifpro-world-xi-2004-2005|title=FIFPro WOrld XI 2004/2005|publisher=FIFPro|date=20 August 2005|access-date=29 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701201129/http://fifpro.org/en/award-history/fifpro-world-xi-2004-2005|archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#Soccer All-Decade Team|Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade]]: 2009<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wahl|first=Grant|title=2000s: The Decade in Sports; All-Decade Team: Soccer|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html|date=21 December 2009|access-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113202936/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/15/soccer.decade.team/index.html|archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[ESPN|ESPN World Team of the Decade]]: 2009<ref>{{cite news|last=Brewin|first=John|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/717519/espn-soccernet-international-team-of-the-decade|title=World Team of the Decade|date=25 December 2009|work=ESPNsoccernet|publisher=ESPN|access-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20180130015912/http://www.espnfc.com/story/717519/espn-soccernet-international-team-of-the-decade|archive-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[AS Roma Hall of Fame]]: 2012<ref name="AS Roma Hall of Fame">{{cite web|title=AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2013|url=http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame_2013.html|publisher=AS Roma|access-date=4 June 2015|date=22 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213516/http://www.asroma.it/en/team/hall_of_fame_2013.html|archive-date=5 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[World Soccer Greatest XI of all time]]: 2013<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |title=The Greatest |journal=World Soccer |first=Jamie |last=Rainbow |date=2 July 2013 |access-date=13 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930122457/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted-341427 |archive-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref name="acmilan.com"/>
* World XI: Team of the 21st Century<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemesport.com/343841-world-xi-team-of-the-21st-century|title=World XI: Team of the 21st Century|date=5 May 2013|website=givemesport.com|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907032724/http://www.givemesport.com/343841-world-xi-team-of-the-21st-century|archive-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team#First Team|Ballon d'Or Dream Team]]: 2020<ref>{{cite web |last=Crépin |first=Timothé |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende ! |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-decouvrez-les-revelations-de-ce-onze-de-legende/1205748 |website=[[France Football]] |language=fr |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)|IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team]]: 2021<ref name="IFFHS Dream Team">{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021 }}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World Team#All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)|IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time]]: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1116|title=Iffhs All Time South America Men's Dream Team|work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021}}</ref>

===Orders===
* Officer of the [[Order of Rio Branco]]: 2008

==See also==
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|List of footballers with 100 or more caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{FIFA player|76824}}
* [http://www.fundacaocafu.org.br/ Official Cafu Foundation site] {{in lang|pt}}
* [http://www.acmilan-online.com/cgi-bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid1135959422,12454, Cafu profile by Aaron Marcus] – acmilan-online.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313093541/http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=11&idPersona=45&name=Cafu%20%C2%A0 Career stats] – acmilan.com
* {{UEFA|27319|archive=20120130091103}}

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