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. 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.

International career

Caio Ribeiro participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, winning the Golden Ball award.

Caio Ribeiro scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Brazil senior team in 1996.

Later career

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

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