Cafu

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-SP, 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.{{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}}

In the early 1980s, he was rejected from the youth squads of Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, Atlético Mineiro, and Portuguesa, but it was not until 1988 that he made the youth squad of hometown club 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}}

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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 in 1992 and 1993. In 1994, he was named the South American Footballer of the Year. Halfway through the 1994–95 season, Cafu joined Spanish side Real Zaragoza, winning the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup with them (though he had injury issues and did not play in the final).{{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}}{{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}} He then left Zaragoza to join Brazilian club Juventude.

After a brief stint back in Brazil with Palmeiras in 1996, Cafu returned to Europe once again the next year, this time with Roma, and won the Scudetto in 2001.{{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}} It was during his tenure at Roma that Cafu earned the nickname Il Pendolino ("The Express Train" or "The Commuter").{{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 }} Despite making the Coppa Italia final in 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 Scudetto in 2004, followed by his second Supercoppa Italiana, and he played in his first UEFA Champions League final in 2005.{{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}} The following season, he made fewer appearances for Milan due to injury and difficulties in his personal life.{{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 }}

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 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.{{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}} He got his wish, as Milan were drawn against Bayern Munich. Milan's successful Champions League campaign saw Cafu finally pick up a long-awaited winners' medal, in a rematch of the 2005 final.{{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}}

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 FIFA Club World Cup. On 16 May 2008, it was announced that Cafu and compatriot Serginho would be leaving Milan at the end of the season.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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 Roma Halls of Fame.

Cafu was accused along with several other Serie A players, including Roma teammate Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt, countryman and later Milan teammate 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Cafu acquired Italian nationality through marriage. In 2004, Cafu and Roma club president Franco Sensi went to court.{{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}}{{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)}}

On 12 June 2006, less than 24 hours before Brazil were to begin their 2006 World Cup campaign against 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.{{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}} The very next day, however, Cafu, his wife and agent were acquitted of all charges.{{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}}

File:Cafu.JPG before the 2006 World Cup]]

Cafu is the most-capped Brazilian men's player of all time with 142 appearances, including a record 20 World Cup games. He has won two World Cups in 1994 and 2002, as well as being the only player to participate in three World Cup final matches. 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's Miroslav Klose in the 2014 World Cup.

He earned his first cap in a friendly against 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, following an injury to Jorginho in the 22nd minute. After that, Cafu was soon a regular in the starting eleven as Brazil won the Copa América in 1997 and 1999, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reached the 1998 World Cup final.

File:Cafu brazil.jpg 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. Shortly after that, however, Luxemburgo was out of a job, and replacement Luiz Felipe Scolari made 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 final match (Cafu's third consecutive World Cup final), he stood on the victory podium during the postmatch celebration and, as he raised the World Cup trophy, shouted to his wife, "Regina, eu te amo!" ("Regina, I love you!").{{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}} Cafu had also written "100% Jardim Irene" on his shirt as an homage to his upbringing.{{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}} Three days after World Cup victory, Cafu spent some time in 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, as Brazil meekly exited in the quarter-finals after a 1–0 defeat by France.{{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}} 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.

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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,{{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 }} Cafu was a dynamic, hard-working, offensive-minded, and energetic right-sided 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 crosses to teammates in the area.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

In addition to his footballing ability, he was also known for his discipline, leadership and his characteristically cheerful demeanour.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} 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. During his time in Italy, he was given the nickname Pendolino, after the country's express trains.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

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).{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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

São Paulo{{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}}

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1991
• Campeonato Paulista: 1991, 1992
• Copa Libertadores: 1992, 1993
• Supercopa Libertadores: 1993
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1993, 1994
• Intercontinental Cup: 1992, 1993

Real Zaragoza{{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}}

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1996

Roma

• Serie A: 2000–01

AC Milan{{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}}

• Serie A: 2003–04
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
• UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

;Brazil{{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}}

• FIFA World Cup: 1994, 2002, runner up: 1998
• Copa América: 1997, 1999
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997

Individual

• South American Team of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995{{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}}
• South American Footballer of the Year: 1994{{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}}
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002 (Reserve){{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}}
• FIFA 100{{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}}
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2005
• FIFPro World XI: 2005{{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}}
• Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2009{{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}}
• ESPN World Team of the Decade: 2009{{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}}
• AS Roma Hall of Fame: 2012{{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}}
• World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013{{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}}
• AC Milan Hall of Fame
• World XI: Team of the 21st Century{{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}}
• Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020{{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}}
• IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021 }}
• IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021{{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}}

• Officer of the Order of Rio Branco: 2008

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

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• [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
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