Caio Ribeiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caio Ribeiro Decousseau[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | São Paulo | 31 | (14) |
| 1995–1996 | Inter Milan | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Napoli | 20 | (0) |
| 1997 | Santos | 25 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Flamengo | 30 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Santos | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Fluminense | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | Flamengo | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | Grêmio | 27 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 15 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Botafogo | 42 | (10) |
| Total | 227 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Brazil U20 | ||
| 1996 | Brazil | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1996 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ribeiro goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 January 1996 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Canada | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [7] |
| 2 | 14 January 1996 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Honduras | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [8] |
| 3 | 5–0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Canada". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Honduras". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 June 2025.