Caçapa

For the former Palmeiras player, see Gérson Caçapa.
Caçapa

Caçapa playing for Newcastle United
Personal information
Full nameCláudio Roberto da Silva
Date of birth29 May 1976
Place of birthLavras, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2001Atlético Mineiro68(2)
2001–2007Lyon125(7)
2007–2009Newcastle United29(2)
2009–2010Cruzeiro22(1)
2011Évian12(1)
2011Avaí6(0)
Total262(13)
National team‡
2000–2001Brazil3(0)
Teams managed
2014–2015Brazil U15[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:31, 2 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:15, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa (Brazilian Portuguese: [kaˈsapɐ]; born 29 May 1976) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender. Having made his senior debut in 1996 for Atlético Mineiro, Caçapa went on to play for Lyon, Newcastle United, Cruzeiro, Évian and Avaí. He was capped three times by the Brazil national team.

Club career

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 Ouro (Golden Ball) award in 1999 after being voted the best defender in Série A that season.[3]

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 17 February 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.[4]

Newcastle United

Caçapa signed for Newcastle United on a Free transfer after his contract with previous club Lyon expired, on 3 August 2007, signing an initial two year deal with an option for a third.[5] He made his debut for Newcastle as an 89th minute substitute during the goalless draw against Aston Villa on 18 August, and in doing so he became the 1,000th player to represent the Magpies in a competitive match.[6]

He made his home debut for Newcastle in a 2–0 win over Barnsley on 29 August, and then his Premier League home debut three days later in a 1–0 win over Wigan Athletic on 1 September. He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Tottenham Hotspur on 22 October in a 3–1 win.[7]

On 3 November, Caçapa suffered a setback, being substituted out of Newcastle's game against Portsmouth after only 18 minutes.[8] It was later announced that his poor play in the game was due to a "slight hamstring strain".[9] Caçapa made a triumphant return to the Newcastle squad on 15 December, when he was named Man of the Match in their away win at Fulham.

He scored his second goal for Newcastle on 16 January 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.[10]

He was ruled out for 5 weeks on 22 March after suffering a groin injury before the 2–0 win over Fulham. Caçapa had an indifferent 2007–08 campaign, he was in and out of the starting XI, and although turning in some impressive performances, he struggled for consistency.

In the 2008–09 season he was utilised both as a defender and a midfielder due to Newcastle having both a small squad and numerous injuries to players. Most of Caçapa's 2008–09 campaign was blighted by injury. He made his last appearance in December, failing to appear throughout 2009 as Newcastle were relegated before being released on 1 July 2009 when his contract expired.

Cruzeiro

After the newcastle contract expired he play for the brazilian squad cruzeiro.

Évian

The Lyons ex-defender and captain moved to Évian in the Ligue 2 when he signed for a six-months contract on 25 January 2011.

Avaí

After his contract with Évian expired, he has received an offer from Avaí and agreed to sign for the club on 25 July 2011.

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 23 February 2000 against Thailand and went on to make three international appearances and one unofficial international appearance in a match against Japanese club Tokyo Verdy.

Managerial career

Caçapa was hired as the manager of Brazil's under 15 national team in December 2013.[11] He was, however, sacked on 27 February 2015.[12]

Honours

Club

Atlético Mineiro
Lyon

Personal life

He and his wife had their first child in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Cláudio Caçapa". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Cláudio Caçapa is the new coach of Brazil U15
  3. ↑ ESPNsoccernet: Claudio Cacapa
  4. ↑ "Cacapa the man for the job says Houllier". Chronicle Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "Brazilian signs for Toon". Newcastle United. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian Star Takes Place in History". Newcastle United. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle 3–1 Tottenham". BBC. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle 1–4 Portsmouth". BBC. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  9. ↑ "Cacapa Not Fully Fit Last Saturday". nufcblog.co.uk. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  10. ↑ "Newcastle 4–1 Stoke". BBC. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "CBF anuncia Claúdio Caçapa como novo técnico da Seleção sub-15 [Brazil FA announces Cláudio Caçapa as the new manager of the under 15 national team]". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "CBF acerta com novo coordenador da base e muda comissões técnicas [Brazil FA appoints new coordinator and changes staff]". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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