Cacá (footballer, born 1979)

Carlos Eduardo Ferrari, sometimes known as Cacá, (born 19 February 1979) is a former Brazilian footballer, but also holds Italian nationality.

Cacá
Cacá with South China AA
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Ferrari
Date of birth (1979-02-19) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Great Britain

Cacá 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

Cacá 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

He 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. 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

In 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

In August 2010 he left for Kalba.[10]

Retirement and personal life

In 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
As of 1 January 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2002MirassolSão Paulo Série A2
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2002–03SalamancaSegunda División196196
2003–04AlbaceteLa Liga20
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2003–04AcadémicaPortuguese Liga40
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2004–05Las PalmasSegunda División B3012
2005–06Alicante274
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07ArisSuper League20
Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total
2007Cerro PorteñoPrimera División51
Tunisia League President Cup Coupe de la Ligue Africa Total
2007–08Espérance TunisCLP-1??
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2007–08Universidad Las PalmasSegunda División B179179
2008–09186
Hong Kong League FA Cup & Shield League Cup Asia Total
2008–09South ChinaFirst Division862010671713
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2009[14][15]OlariaRio de Janeiro Série B————2361
2010[16][17]Rio de Janeiro state1572
2010BahiaNational Série B10403
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010–11KalbaUAE Pro-League00??????
Total Brazil
England 40000040
Spain 11337
Portugal 40?0
Greece 20
Paraguay 51?1
Tunisia ??
Hong Kong 862010671713
United Arab Emirates 00
Career total ??40

123 games and 6 goals in state league
214 games and 7 goals in state league
33 games in 2010 Campeonato do Nordeste.

References
  1. "Ferrari zooms into Ibrox". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. "Rangers 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  3. "Devlin keen on Blues move". BBC Sport. 6 March 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. "Games played by Carlos Ferrari in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. 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.
  6. "Early action in transfer window". FIFA. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  7. "South China AA vs. Tuen Mun Progoal – 8 February 2009". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  8. "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2009". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009.
  9. "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.
  10. "TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (2010)". CBF (in Portuguese). January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  11. 物理治療與跌打醫生 [Physiotherapy & Chinese herbalist]. Blog of South China Football Team (in Chinese). 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  12. "Amistoso: Ronaldo y Zidane jugaron contra la pobreza" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  13. ""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.
  14. "Cartoes – Serie B 2009". FFERJ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  15. "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.
  16. "Cartões" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  17. "Artilharia" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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