 Cacau in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1994 | União Mogi | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Palmeiras[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | União Mogi[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Türkgücü München | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 18 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 44 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | 263 | (80) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | VfB Stuttgart II | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 389 | (121) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Germany | 23 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981),[3] known as Cacau (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈkaw], German: [kaˈkaʊ]), is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level.
Cacau received German citizenship in February 2009 and made his international debut in May that year in a friendly match against China. He was in the Germany national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Geschichte – Wie alles begann". Cacau's official website (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Ich will einfach nur spielen" [I just want to play]. Der Spiegel (in German). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "19 Cacau". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.