Cafu

The only player to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals, and a two-time World Cup winner.

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Cafu, born Marcos Evangelista de Morais, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the most-capped player for the Brazil national team with 142 appearances. He represented his nation in four FIFA World Cups between 1994 and 2006, and is the only player in history to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals. He won the 1994 and 2002 editions of the tournament, the latter as his team's captain where he lifted the World Cup trophy.

Quick Facts

Full name: Marcos Evangelista de Morais
Born: 7 June 1970
Birthplace: Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.76 m / 5 ft 9 in
Position: Right-back
Total caps: 557
Total goals: 44

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Background

Cafu 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. 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!").

Cafu had also written "100% Jardim Irene" on his shirt as an homage to his upbringing. 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.