Cafu

Cafu is, to me, the gold standard of the attacking full-back. A São Paulo kid who became Brazil's most-capped player with 142 appearances, he turned the right flank into his personal highway for two relentless decades. What I admire is not flash but durability and intelligence: the stamina to overlap for ninety minutes, the timing to arrive at the perfect moment, the leadership of a two-time World Cup winner. His 2020 Ballon d'Or Dream Team selection only confirmed what defenders already knew. I prefer players who win through tireless graft over highlight-reel ego, and Cafu embodies that ideal as completely as anyone the game has produced.

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Name (English)

Cafu

Name (Japanese)

カフー

Reading

かふー

Born

June 7, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 2020 Ballon d'Or Dream Team

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cafu2/
• Xhttps://x.com/officialcafu
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178683

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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