Carlos Eduardo Ferrari, sometimes known as Cacá, (born 19 February 1979) is a Brazilian former footballer.
Career
Great Britain Cacá signed a short-term deal for Scottish Premier League club Rangers in October 2000, but never appeared for the first team. His Brazilian club, Mirassol, then loaned him to English club Birmingham City for the 2001–02 season. He made four appearances in the First Division (second tier) in October and November 2001, all as a late substitute, but then faced a long-term foot injury and was released in March 2002.
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. He then played in Paraguay for Cerro Porteño and in Tunisia for Espérance 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. 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.
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. He only played once in Série B but played 3 out of first 4 games in 2010 Campeonato do Nordeste. In August 2010 he left for Kalba in the United Arab Emirates.
Retirement and personal life In early 2011 he retired from football and work for Ronaldo. 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.
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total2002MirassolSão Paulo Série A2 Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total2002–03SalamancaSegunda División196 1962003–04AlbaceteLa Liga20 Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total2003–04AcadémicaPortuguese Liga40 Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total2004–05Las PalmasSegunda División B3012 2005–06Alicante274 Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total2006–07ArisSuper League20 Paraguay League Cup League Cup South America Total2007Cerro PorteñoPrimera División51 Tunisia League President Cup Coupe de la Ligue Africa Total2007–08Espérance TunisCLP-1 ?? Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total2007–08Universidad Las PalmasSegunda División B179 1792008–09186 Hong Kong League FA Cup & Shield League Cup Asia Total2008–09South ChinaFirst Division862010671713 Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total2009OlariaRio de Janeiro Série B————23612010Rio de Janeiro state15722010BahiaNational Série B10403 United Arab Emirates League President's Cup League Cup Asia Total2010–11KalbaUAE Pro-League00???? ?? Total Brazil England400000 40 Spain11337 Portugal40 ?0 Greece20 Paraguay51 ?1 Tunisia ?? Hong Kong862010671713 United Arab Emirates00 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
External links
CBF