Caio Ribeiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiroand the second or paternal family name is Decousseau.

Caio Ribeiro

Personal information
Full name	Caio Ribeiro Decousseau [1]
Date of birth	(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	São Paulo	31	(14)
1995–1996	Inter Milan	6	(0)
1996–1997	Napoli	20	(0)
1997	Santos	25	(6)
1998–1999	Flamengo	30	(3)
2000–2001	Santos	11	(0)
2001–2002	Fluminense	13	(1)
2002	Flamengo	7	(0)
2003	Grêmio	27	(4)
2003–2004	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	15	(1)
2004–2005	Botafogo	42	(10)
Total		227	(39)
International career
1995	Brazil U20
1996	Brazil	4	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

International career

Caio Ribeiro participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, ^[3] winning the Golden Ball award. ^[4]

Caio Ribeiro scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996. ^[1]

Later career

After retiring from football Caio Ribeiro studied sports management, and became a commentator for Rede Globo in 2007. ^[5] Alongside his Globo coworker Gustavo Villani  [ pt ], 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 . ^[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	1996	4	3
Total		4	3

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ribeiro goal.

List of international goals scored by Caio Ribeiro

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 January 1996	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Canada	2–0	4–1	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup	[7]
2	14 January 1996	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Honduras	1–0	5–0	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup	[8]
3				5–0

References

1. "Caio Ribeiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. "From World Cup winners to prison: Football's costliest teenagers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. "World Youth Cup (U-20) 1995 (Qatar)". RSSSF .
4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
5. "Caio Ribeiro - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo.
6. "FIFA 23 Commentators: EVERY voice you can expect to hear in this year's game". realsport101.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
7. "Brazil vs. Canada". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
8. "Brazil vs. Honduras". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 June 2025.