Caçapa
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| Caçapa | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Cláudio Roberto da Silva | |
| Date of birth | May 29, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Lavras, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle United | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–2000 2000–2007 2007– |
Atlético Mineiro Lyon Newcastle United |
68 (2) 125 (7) 19 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000–2001 | Brazil | 4 (0) |
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Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Caçapa (Pronounced Cassapa), (born May 29, 1976 in Lavras) is a Brazilian football player. He plays as a central defender for Newcastle United after leaving Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2007 on a free transfer.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Atlético Mineiro
Caçapa began his career in 1996 with Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro, where he established himself as a first team regular. He received the Bola de Prata (Silver Ball) award in 1999 after being voted the best defender in Série A that season.[1]
[edit] Lyon
In 2001 Caçapa began attracting interest from European clubs and he signed for Lyon in 2001 and played his first game in the French Ligue 1 championship on February 17, 2001. He was captain of Lyon for five seasons, winning the French championship in each of these seasons. He became a French citizen in October 2006 after living in the country for over 5 years.
His contract with Lyon expired in the summer of 2007 and he refused to sign a new deal with the club.[2]
[edit] Newcastle United
Caçapa signed for Newcastle United on August 3, 2007, on an initial two year deal with an option for a third.[3] He made his debut for Newcastle as an 89th minute substitute in the goalless draw against Aston Villa on August 18, and in doing so he became the 1,000th player to represent the Magpies in a competitive match.[4]
He made his home debut for Newcastle in a 2-0 win over Barnsley on September 1, and then his Premier League home debut three days later in a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic on September 1. He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Tottenham Hotspur on October 22.
On November 3, 2007, Caçapa suffered a setback, being substituted out of Newcastle's game against Portsmouth[5] after only 18 minutes, due to a display of "diabolical defending".[6] It was later announced that his poor play in the game was due to a "slight hamstring strain".[7] Caçapa made a triumphant return to the Newcastle squad on December 12, when he was named Man of the Match in their away win at Fulham.
He scored his second goal for the Magpies on January 16, 2008 when they went through to the FA Cup 4th Round after a 4-1 replay victory over Stoke City with Caçapa getting the second goal.
He was ruled out for 5 weeks in March 2008 after suffering a groin injury before the 2-0 win over Fulham on March 22.
[edit] International career
Caçapa's impressive form at Atlético Mineiro was rewarded with a call-up to the Brazilian national team. He made his debut for his country on February 23, 2000 against Thailand and has so far made four appearances for the national side.
[edit] Honours
With Atlético-MG:
- Minas Gerais State championship: 1997
- Copa Conmebol: 1997
With Lyon:
- Ligue 1: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Trophée des champions: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2001
[edit] Personal life
He and his wife had their first child in 2006.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ ESPNsoccernet: Claudio Cacapa
- ^ "Cacapa the man for the job says Houllier", Chronicle Sport, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Brazilian signs for Toon", Newcastle United, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Brazilian Star Takes Place in History", Newcastle United, 2007-08-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Cacapa Subbed Early", yahoo.co.uk, 2007-11-03. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Newcastle 1-4 Portsmouth", BBC, 2007-11-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ "Cacapa Not Fully Fit Last Saturday", nufcblog.co.uk, 2007-11-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
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