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 Caçapa playing for Newcastle United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cláudio Roberto da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-05-29)29 May 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Lavras, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Atlético Mineiro | 68 | (2) |
| 2001 | →Lyon (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2001–2007 | Lyon | 119 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Newcastle United | 25 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Cruzeiro | 22 | (1) |
| 2011 | Évian | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | Avaí | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 262 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Brazil U15[2] | ||
| 2016–2023 | Lyon (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Botafogo (interim) | ||
| 2023–2024 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 2025- | Botafogo (assistant) | ||
| 2025- | Botafogo (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cláudio Roberto da Silva (born 29 May 1976), commonly known asCláudio Caçapa or simplyCaçapa (Brazilian Portuguese:[kaˈsapɐ]), is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as acentral defender. He is the current assistant coach ofBotafogo.
Having made his senior debut in 1996 forAtlético Mineiro, Caçapa went on to play forLyon,Newcastle United,Cruzeiro,Évian andAvaí. He wascapped three times by theBrazil national team.[3]
Caçapa began his career in 1996 with Brazilian clubAtlético Mineiro, where he established himself as a first team regular. He received theBola de Prata (Silver Ball) award in 1999 after being voted the best defender inSérie A that season.[4]
In 2001, Caçapa began attracting interest from European clubs and joinedLyon on loan in 2001.[5] He played his first game in theFrench Ligue 1 championship on 17 February 2001 and scored in the2001 Coupe de la Ligue Final which Lyon won after extra time. In the summer, he signed a five-year contract with the club. He was captain of Lyon for five seasons, winning the French championship in each of these seasons. He became a French citizen in October 2006 after living in the country for over five years.
His contract with Lyon expired in the summer of 2007 and he refused to sign a new deal with the club.[6]
Caçapa signed forNewcastle United on aFree transfer after his contract with previous club Lyon expired, on 3 August 2007, signing an initial two-year deal with an option for a third.[7] He made his debut for Newcastle as an 89th-minute substitute during the goalless draw againstAston Villa on 18 August, and in doing so he became the 1,000th player to represent the Magpies in a competitive match.[8]
He scored his first goal for the club with a header againstTottenham Hotspur on 22 October in a 3–1 win.[9] On 3 November, Caçapa was substituted out of Newcastle's game againstPortsmouth after only 18 minutes.[10] It was later announced that his poor play in the game was due to a "slight hamstring strain".[11] He returned to the Newcastle squad on 15 December, when he was named Man of the Match in their away win atFulham.
He scored his second goal for Newcastle on 16 January 2008 when they went through to theFA Cup 4th Round after a 4–1 replay victory overStoke City.[12] He was ruled out for five weeks on 22 March after suffering a groin injury before the 2–0 win over Fulham.
In the 2008–09 season he was utilised both as a defender and amidfielder due to Newcastle having both a small squad and numerous injuries to players. Most of Caçapa's 2008–09 campaign was blighted by injury. He made his last appearance in December, failing to appear throughout 2009 as Newcastle were relegated before being released on 1 July 2009 when his contract expired.
After the Newcastle contract expired, he joined Atlético Mineiro archrivalsCruzeiro,[13] where he played until the end of the2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Caçapa returned to France to joinÉvian in theLigue 2 when he signed for a six-months contract on 25 January 2011. He helped the club to win the Ligue 2 and achieve promotion to theLigue 1 for their first time in their history.
After his contract with Évian expired, he has received an offer fromAvaí and agreed to sign for the club on 25 July 2011.[14] He was released from his contract after the end of the season and announced his retirement on 20 March 2012, also opening a football school called Arena Lyon in his hometownLavras.[15]
Caçapa's impressive form at Atlético Mineiro was rewarded with a call-up to theBrazil national team. He made his debut for his country on 23 February 2000 againstThailand and went on to make three international appearances and one unofficial international appearance in a match against Japanese clubTokyo Verdy.
Caçapa was hired as the manager of Brazil'sunder 15 national team in December 2013.[16] He was sacked on 27 February 2015.[17] He was appointed as the assistant manager ofLyon in January 2016.[3]
On 30 June 2023, Caçapa was named interim head coach ofBotafogo back in his home country.[18]
On 25 July 2023, Caçapa was namedRWD Molenbeek new head coach.[19] On 11 February 2024, he parted ways with the club.[20]
On 13 February 2025, Caçapa returned to Botafogo as a permanent assistant coach, being also named interim head coach of the main squad.[21]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Botafogo (interim) |  | 1 July 2023 | 9 July 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 | |
| RWD Molenbeek |  | 25 July 2023 | 11 February 2024 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 024.14 | |
| Botafogo (interim) | | 13 February 2025 | 28 February 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| Career total | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 030.56 | — | |||
Atlético Mineiro
Lyon
Évian
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