Carlos Eduardo Ferrari, sometimes known as Cacá, (born 19 February 1979) is a former Brazilian footballer, but also holds Italian nationality.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Eduardo Ferrari | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Paraná, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Bangu | ||
2000–2003 | Mirassol | ||
2000–2001 | → Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Birmingham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2003 | → Salamanca (loan) | 19 | (6) |
2003–2004 | Albacete | 2 | (0) |
2004 | → Académica (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004–2005 | UD Las Palmas | 30 | (12) |
2005–2006 | Alicante | 27 | (4) |
2007 | Aris Thessaloniki | 2 | (0) |
2007 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | (1) |
2008 | Espérance | ? | (?) |
2008–2009 | Universidad Las Palmas | 35 | (15) |
2009 | South China | 8 | (6) |
2009–2010 | Olaria | 0 | (0) |
2010 | Bahia | 1 | (0) |
2010 | Kalba | 0 | (0) |
Total | 137 | (44) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editGreat Britain
editCacá signed a short-term deal for Scottish Premier League club Rangers in October 2000,[1] but never appeared for the first team.[2] His Brazilian club, Mirassol, then loaned him to English club Birmingham City for the 2001–02 season.[3] He made four appearances in the First Division (second tier) in October and November 2001, all as a late substitute,[4] but then faced a long-term foot injury and was released in March 2002.[3]
Spain
editCacá signed for UD Salamanca in February 2003. He played 16 games in the Segunda División. In summer 2003, he signed for La Liga side Albacete Balompié, and then played for clubs in Segunda División B.
In December 2006, he left for Greece and was presented to media on 1 January 2007 along with Pablo Coira.[5] He then played in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño and in Tunisia for Espérance[6] before returning to Segunda División B with Universidad Las Palmas.
South China
editHe joined South China in January 2009, signed a half-season contract, and scored a hat-trick on his league debut for the team on 8 February 2009 in 8–0 win against Tuen Mun Progoal.[7] He scored 13 goals in 17 appearances, including 7 goals in the AFC Cup group match and Round of 16. On 23 June 2009, after winning 4–0 against Singapore's side Home United in the Round of 16 at AFC Cup 2009 knockout stage, Caca announced this was his last game for South China as he needed to return to his pregnant wife in Brazil.[citation needed] His AFC Cup goals gave him a rank of 78th in "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2009" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[8]
Return to Brazil
editIn July 2009 he signed a contract until December for Olaria, which he finished as Campeonato Carioca Série B runner-up and promoted to the top division of Rio de Janeiro state. In January 2010 he signed a new contract for the club until the end of the 2010 Campeonato Carioca. Olaria finished third in Group A of the Taça Guanabara (name of the first half mini-league), and entered the play-offs "Troféu Moisés Mathias de Andrade", which decided the fifth to eighth places of the first half; eventually Olaria won, defeated América then Boavista in the final. But in Taça Rio, the second half of the state league season Olaria just finished seventh in Group A, failed to enter the play-offs.
In May 2010, he signed a contract with Bahia until the end of 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[9] He only played once in Série B but played 3 out of first 4 games in 2010 Campeonato do Nordeste.
United Arab Emirates
editRetirement and personal life
editIn early 2011 he retired from football and work for Ronaldo.[11] He is a friend of Ronaldo and played for "Friends of Ronaldo" against "Friends of Zidane" twice, scoring goals in the matches against poverty in 2008 and 2012.[12][13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 January 2011
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
2002 | Mirassol | São Paulo Série A2 | ||||||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
2002–03 | Salamanca | Segunda División | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
2003–04 | Albacete | La Liga | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
2003–04 | Académica | Portuguese Liga | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
2004–05 | Las Palmas | Segunda División B | 30 | 12 | ||||||||
2005–06 | Alicante | 27 | 4 | |||||||||
Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2006–07 | Aris | Super League | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Paraguay | League | Cup | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
2007 | Cerro Porteño | Primera División | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
Tunisia | League | President Cup | Coupe de la Ligue | Africa | Total | |||||||
2007–08 | Espérance Tunis | CLP-1 | ? | ? | ||||||||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
2007–08 | Universidad Las Palmas | Segunda División B | 17 | 9 | 17 | 9 | ||||||
2008–09 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2008–09 | South China | First Division | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 |
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
2009[14][15] | Olaria | Rio de Janeiro Série B | — | — | — | — | 23 | 61 | ||||
2010[16][17] | Rio de Janeiro state | 15 | 72 | |||||||||
2010 | Bahia | National Série B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 03 | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2010–11 | Kalba | UAE Pro-League | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Total | Brazil | |||||||||||
England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Spain | 113 | 37 | ||||||||||
Portugal | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | ||||||||
Greece | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
Paraguay | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | ||||||||
Tunisia | ? | ? | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | ||
United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Career total | ? | ? | 4 | 0 |
123 games and 6 goals in state league
214 games and 7 goals in state league
33 games in 2010 Campeonato do Nordeste.
References
edit- ^ "Ferrari zooms into Ibrox". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Rangers 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Devlin keen on Blues move". BBC Sport. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Games played by Carlos Ferrari in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Κακά – Κόιρα: Ανυπομονούμε... [Caca-Coira: looking forward] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki FC. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Early action in transfer window". FIFA. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "South China AA vs. Tuen Mun Progoal – 8 February 2009". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2009". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Além de Morais, Bahia anunciou mais dois reforços" [In addition to Morais, Bahia has announced two more reinforcements] (in Portuguese). EC Bahia. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (2010)". CBF (in Portuguese). January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ 物理治療與跌打醫生 [Physiotherapy & Chinese herbalist]. Blog of South China Football Team (in Chinese). 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Amistoso: Ronaldo y Zidane jugaron contra la pobreza" (in Spanish). Goal. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ ""Friends of Ronaldo" win sixth Match Against Poverty". United Nations Development Programme. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Cartoes – Serie B 2009". FFERJ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "TABELA DE ARTILHEIROS Campeonato Estadual – Série B 2009" (PDF). FFERJ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Cartões" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Artilharia" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
External links
edit- Cacá at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Cacá at Soccerbase
- Carlos Ferrari at Soccerbase
- CBF (in Portuguese)
- Cacá at Soccerway