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.[1] 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.[2]
International career
Caio Ribeiro participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] winning the Golden Ball award.[4]
Caio Ribeiro scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996.[1]
Later career
After retiring from football Caio Ribeiro studied sports management, and became a commentator for Rede Globo in 2007.[5] Alongside his Globo coworker Gustavo Villani, they are the official Brazilian Portuguese commentators of FIFA series (now EA Sports FC) since FIFA 21; previously, Ribeiro had been partnered with Tiago Leifert from FIFA 13 to FIFA 20.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Caio Ribeiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "From World Cup winners to prison: Football's costliest teenagers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "World Youth Cup (U-20) 1995 (Qatar)". RSSSF.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Caio Ribeiro - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo.
- ^ "FIFA 23 Commentators: EVERY voice you can expect to hear in this year's game". realsport101.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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