The great captain.

I held my son in my arms, but I lost him. I tried to save him, but he left. It was a terrible, blank feeling.

Last year, his son Danilo died of a heart attack. A year later, Cafu had not yet come out of the miserable world. "endless Love for his son" was something like this, and even when he turned 50 at the beginning of this month, he did not have any happy face.

(Cafu family photo, the one on the right is a son).

However, as the ambassador of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Cafu is more well-known for his "unstoppable" spirit, and Chinese fans had the privilege of witnessing his grace in Dalian in 1996.

"Sao Paulo rose to fame."

Cafu's story is the story of many Brazilian superstars, born in the slums and equally talented, but his growth is quite stumbling, although he has stayed in giants such as Palmeras, Santos and Athletic Minero. but never face up to the quality of Cafu.

Back and forth in Sao Paulo, perhaps even he himself thought he would once again play the role of a "passer-by", but legendary coach Santana made good use of people and transformed Cafu into a defender. Cafu, who originally had gorgeous dribbling, supported himself with speed and physical fitness, so that people forget that the origin of "Cafu" is that his playing style is very similar to the famous Brazilian winger Cafulinga in the 1970s.

The 20-year-old Cafu followed Sao Paulo to win La Liga and the South American Libertadores Cup successively. People may not remember him as a winger, but his physical ability to gallop past near the end of the game is impressive. When the Toyota Cup trophy was held up by him, in fact, the world began to look at this reformed young talent, and he did not stop to thrive.

Before defending his title in the South American Cup of Libertadores and the Toyota Cup, he was already a regular in the Brazilian national team, but the World Series gave him the right to reintroduce himself.

How crazy the young Cafu was, winning 16 trophies in six years, and the 24-year-old appeared on the World Cup stage, but he was much luckier than Ronaldo because the aliens only shared the joy on the bench as a spectator. The 24-year-old Cafu appeared in the World Cup final for 70 minutes, although the replacement was a bit hasty and unexpected, but Cafu, who guarded the right, lived up to this expectation.

Cafu knows that everything comes from S ã o Paulo, and even after retiring, he said: "I always have a dream in my heart: to return to S ã o Paulo as a player."

"it is not smooth to study abroad," the old place "revisited"

Cafu, who rose to fame, soon became the target of the giants. Zaragoza, who took the lead, recruited him with a short contract, but he did not repeat his glory in La Liga because Alberto Belsue was in good condition in the same position at that time. The Brazilian also suffered a shameless injury, and his appearance throughout the season was not as long as his echelon in Brazil, which was a loss for each other.

Brazilians all have a homesickness complex, especially when the development is not going well, they have more desire to escape, and Cafu is no exception, just because of the contract constraints between Sao Paulo and Zaragoza, his return is not smooth, and he finally chooses to join Juventus first. As a springboard, Cafu quickly used the state championship to prove that studying abroad was only a Waterloo event, and won the state championship in Palmerasta.

He is on the Brazilian national team and he has won the Copa America.

The past is a road without memories, but for Cafu, the only way to prove that the failure of studying abroad is a coincidence is to do it all over again.

(1997 Copa America Champion).

It was Rome who held out the olive branch, but it was Zeman who moved Cafu. The Czechs, known as "madmen", advocated attack, especially the defensive style, and Cafu was undoubtedly his favorite gift.

However, while highlighting Cafu's offensive talent, Rome's paper defense line also angered fans, so when Old Gun Capello arrived, the 30-year-old Cafu was rekindled, forward and backward, with no sign of aging. If Rome's championship is the realization of Batti's championship dream, it also opens a window for Cafu. Rome is not his destination, even at the age of 33, he has to wait for the subway to spring.

(the best lineup in Roman history has a place for Cafu.).

"the San Siro is determined, but the style still exists."

"if God gives me a chance to start all over again, I will choose to play as a striker.

If you are a defender, you have to be vigilant at all times.

In Milan, this is how Cafu practices his life motto.

For the free transfer of the Brazilian, AC Milan are all excited, in fact, a long time ago, they were thinking about Cafu, who was not famous at that time.

The Brazilian giants had the last laugh when Milan and Sao Paulo collided with Mars in the 1993 Toyota Cup. Cafu played Baggio in the 1994 World Cup, and Brazil won the World Cup again.

Milan, "born of hate and love", has one more luck. in Milan, his Brazilian fellow-townsmen Kaka, Dida and Serginho helped him better integrate. The champions of Serie A, the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup were all tainted by him. Some people have said that Cafu has changed his age, and if it is true, he has to admire the Brazilian's physical fitness under the beautification of "old age". He has been running around with a clear view of the short mountains around him.

He can even lift his physical fitness through the smile at the corners of his mouth, and he has a feeling of feathering into an immortal.

Carlos, one of the "double cards", once commented: "Cafu's career is not worse than Pele, but as a full-back, he does not get as high praise as Pele."

But for Milan, it has been a delight to enjoy the residual value of Cafu's career, and until now he is still a benchmark at right-back.

(photo taken by fellow Brazilians).

"the glory of samba is hard to come from now on."

From a slum child to a five-star Brazilian captain, Cafu did not go smoothly all the way, but Cafu, who retired at the age of 38, also captured his own golden years. From 1994 to 2006, how many "waves" surged with the wind, but the standing Cafu continued the world's expectations of "the next himself" with the record of 142 national team appearances. Some people say that Brazil is full of talents, and the next right is very soon.

But in the 20 years since he retired, there seems to be no real successor to Cafu.