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. 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.
International career Caio Ribeiro participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, winning the Golden Ball award.
Caio Ribeiro scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996.
Later career After retiring from football Caio Ribeiro studied sports management, and became a commentator for Rede Globo in 2007. Alongside his Globo coworker , 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.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil199643Total43
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ribeiro goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Caio RibeiroNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2–04–11996 CONCACAF Gold Cup2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1–05–01996 CONCACAF Gold Cup 35–0
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